GENUS LAMINARIA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Laminaria mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LAMINARIA (noun)

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Laminaria; Laminaria

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

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Laminaria"):

kelp (large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds)

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

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