Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
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Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for laminaria.
Editorial note
Temperature raised a few degrees, recruitment stopped, and most laminaria submarine forests vanished.
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Quick take
Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of laminaria gathered in one view.
(gynaecology) A thin rod made of the dried stems of this alga, used to dilate the cervix.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for laminaria.
noun
Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
noun
(gynaecology) A thin rod made of the dried stems of this alga, used to dilate the cervix.
Example sentences
Temperature raised a few degrees, recruitment stopped, and most laminaria submarine forests vanished.
( Gasp ), Chinese people face hard times of eating lots of fish, shellfish and Laminaria kelp for some months...
Most submerged forests of Laminaria vanished.
The main problems are that climate change removed 90% of the Laminaria forests here in the last 20 years and that the red algae are harvested and sold for pharma and industry, so aren't really available to harvest to the common people.
I could imagine myself being consumed by fascination with tides, and becoming a tides person, or with seaweed/laminaria and becoming a kelp farmer, or with nudibranches and somehow now measuring sewage levels indirectly by nudibranch population statistics, or designing better sewage outlets after learning how this influences water quality.
In extensive areas of the south of Europe, entire submarine forests of the "european Kelp" Laminaria and Saccorhiza (comprising a huge biomass) went in an accelerate decay and are totally gone in the last few decades.
Quote examples
In extensive areas of the south of Europe, entire submarine forests of the "european Kelp" Laminaria and Saccorhiza (comprising a huge biomass) went in an accelerate decay and are totally gone in the last few decades.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use laminaria in a sentence?
Temperature raised a few degrees, recruitment stopped, and most laminaria submarine forests vanished.
What does laminaria mean?
Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
What part of speech is laminaria?
laminaria is commonly used as noun.