laminaria
nounAny of various kelps of the genera Laminaria and Saccharina of temperate and arctic waters, used commercially in foodstuffs, dietary supplements, and medicinal products.
nounA small rod formed of dehydrated laminaria tissue, applied to the cervical os to stimulate dilation.
nounA genus of darkspored seaweeds, belonging to the natural order Laminariaceæ, having no definite leaves, but a plain ribless expansion, flat and bladelike (whence the name), which is either simple or cloven.
nounA 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
type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps