noun
large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
• Syn: ↑family Laminariaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Laminariales, ↑order Laminariales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Laminaria, ↑genus Laminaria
Useful english dictionary. 2012.