Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

kombu

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmbuː/
Definition of kombu

noun

[mass noun]
  • a brown seaweed used in Japanese cooking, especially as a base for stock.
    • Genus Laminaria, class Phaeophyceae

Origin:

late 19th century: Japanese

  |  Cite

Word of the day

epithalamium

/ ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm /
noun
a song or poem celebrating a marriage …