laminaria
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/ˌlæmɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/
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/ˌlæmɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/ · /ˌlæmɪˈnɛɹi.ə/
Definition of laminaria
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
“The stands of sea tangles and long-stalked laminarias are, in their way, an Atlantic counterpart of the great submarine jungles of the Pacific, where the kelps rise like giant forest trees, 150 feet from the floor of the sea to the surface.”
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noun
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Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
“The stands of sea tangles and long-stalked laminarias are, in their way, an Atlantic counterpart of the great submarine jungles of the Pacific, where the kelps rise like giant forest trees, 150 feet from the floor of the sea to the surface.”
- A thin rod made of the dried stems of this alga, used to dilate the cervix.
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Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Laminaria.
Words you can make from laminaria
115 playable · top: MALARIAN (10 pts)
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4 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
20 words4-letter words
42 words- ALMA 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- AMIR 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- MAAR 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MAIR 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MARA 6 pts
- MARL 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MINI 6 pts
- MIRI 6 pts
- RAMI 6 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LARN 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
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