Meaning of laminaria | Babel Free
/ˌlæmɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/Definitions
- Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
- A thin rod made of the dried stems of this alga, used to dilate the cervix.
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Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.