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lam·i·nar·i·a 
[lam-uh-nair-ee-uh] Pronunciation Key
[lam-uh-nair-ee-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of various often very large kelps of the genus Laminaria, some species of which are the source of algins used as thickening or stabilizing agents in foodstuffs and other products. |
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| lam·i·nar·i·a
(lām'ə-nâr'ē-ə) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of a genus of kelp, applied to the opening of the cervix in order to stimulate dilation. [New Latin Lāmināria, from Latin lāmina, thin sheet, leaf.] |
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| laminaria | |
noun | |
| type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps |
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Laminaria
Lam`i*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Lamina.] (Bot.) A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp.
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