laminaria(n = noun.animal) genus laminaria - type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps;
is a kind of protoctist genus
is a member of family laminariaceae, laminariaceae
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. [1913 Webster]