Laurencia

noun

Lau·​ren·​cia

lȯˈren(t)sēə,

-nchə

: a genus of mostly flattened leathery red algae (family Rhodomelaceae) see pepper dulse

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from M. de la Laurencie, 19th century French naturalist + New Latin -ia

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