Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
laminaria japonica
English translation:
kombu, a brown kelp
Added to glossary by
Chris Rowson (X)
Dec 22, 2002 06:24
21 yrs ago
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Latin term
joseph
laminaria japonica
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| 5 +3 | a brown kelp |
Chris Rowson (X)
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a brown kelp
laminaria japonica is a brown kelp seaweed - see reference.
How it gets this name, I am not sure, I thought in classical Latin, "laminaria" meant thin metal, and thus, by extension, coins. But "japonica" is not classical Lating either - the Romans didn´t know about Japan.
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Note added at 2002-12-22 06:58:26 (GMT)
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Laminaria japonica is of course the botanical name. It´s called \"kombu\" in Japan, but it doesn´t seem to have an English name.
How it gets this name, I am not sure, I thought in classical Latin, "laminaria" meant thin metal, and thus, by extension, coins. But "japonica" is not classical Lating either - the Romans didn´t know about Japan.
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Note added at 2002-12-22 06:58:26 (GMT)
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Laminaria japonica is of course the botanical name. It´s called \"kombu\" in Japan, but it doesn´t seem to have an English name.
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