Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A taxonomic genus within the family Laminariaceae — a genus of brown algae.
Examples
“The skein I am using for the Laminaria is a bright green”
“Alaria esculenta and a dense forest of kelp Laminaria hyperborea and below it, parks of kelp as deep as 35 m.”
“Commercial activities include rearing of shrimp (Porphyra spp.) and clams (Laminaria spp.).”
“The Oyashio LME is known for its high biological productivity, with many species of fauna and flora (for instance the large-sized seaweed Laminaria).”
“Laminaria is a kind a stick made from dried seaweed, and it's placed in the cervix to make the woman dilate.”
“Laminaria seaweed sticks that look like matchsticks were inserted into her cervix to slowly force it open.”
“Osmotic dilators are short, thin rods made of seaweed (Laminaria) or synthetic material (Lamicel or Dilapan).”
“Laminaria, said the label, written in Daniel Rawlings's flowing script.”
“I'd seen Laminaria used, even in my own time, though in modern times it was most frequently employed to assist in expelling a dead child from the uterus.”
“Unlike many dried seaweeds, though, Laminaria doesn't crumble easily.”
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chained_bear "Laminaria, said the label, written in Daniel Rawlings's flowing script. ... When I opened it, a faint whiff of iodine floated out, but no scent of decay....
Laminaria is seaweed. Dried, it's no more than paper-thin slips of brownish-green. Unlike many dried seaweeds, though, Laminaria doesn't crumble easily. And it has a most astonishing capacity to absorb water.
Inserted into the opening of the cervix, it absorbs water from the mucous membranes—and swells, slowly forcing the cervix further open as it does so, thus eventually causing labor to start. I'd seen Laminaria used, even in my own time, though in modern times it was most frequently employed to assist in expelling a dead child from the uterus. I shoved that thought well to the back of my mind, and selected a good piece."
—Diana Gabaldon, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (New York: Bantam Dell, 2005), 309
"The Laminaria had been accomplishing its slow, patient work, and Marsali was beginning to have occasional contractions, though we had not really got down to it, yet."
—Diana Gabaldon, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, 311 Jan 30, 2010