An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LAMINARIA
Laminaria, genus Laminaria
(noun) type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
laminaria (plural laminarias)
Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
Source: Wiktionary
Lam`i*na"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Lamina.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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