Alaria
1 of 2noun (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 2noun (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