Alaria

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noun (1)

Alar·​ia

ə-ˈla-rē-ə,

-ˈler-ē-

: a genus (the type of the family Alariaceae) of olive-brown to black seaweeds found in northern seas, characterized by an elongate strap-shaped lamina, and having the sori restricted to tongue-shaped sporophylls borne at or near its apex see badderlocks

Alaria

2 of 2

noun (2)

Alar·​ia

ə-ˈla-rē-ə,

-ˈler-ē-

: a genus of trematode worms (family Strigeidae) that is parasitic as adults in the intestines of carnivorous mammals but requires several intermediate hosts to complete the life cycle

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

New Latin, from Latin ala wing + New Latin -aria

Noun (2)

New Latin

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1850, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1918, in the meaning defined above

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