LAMINARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Laminaria mean? 

• LAMINARIA (noun)
  The noun LAMINARIA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps

  Familiarity information: LAMINARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMINARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Laminaria; Laminaria

Hypernyms ("Laminaria" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "Laminaria"):

kelp (large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds)

Holonyms ("Laminaria" is a member of...):

family Laminariaceae; Laminariaceae (large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters)

 Context examples 

The scientific name is Laminaria digitata.

(Kelp, NCI Dictionary)