mekabu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Undaria pinnatifida, a sea plant native to Japan and Korea and invasive elsewhere; wakame; Asian kelp.
  2. Stems or thick leaves from near the stem of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.

Word forms

mekabu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese メカブ (“thick wakame leaves”).

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