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marimo

marimo noun: a rare form of the filamentous green alga Aegagropila linnaei, resembling large green velvety balls.

marimo: a rare form of the filamentous green alga Aegagropila linnaei, resembling large green velvety balls
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Noun

marimo (uncountable)

  1. A rare form of the filamentous green alga Aegagropila linnaei, resembling large green velvety balls.

Origin of marimo

From Japanese 毬藻 (marimo).

Questions about marimo

What does marimo mean?
Marimo means a rare form of the filamentous green alga Aegagropila linnaei, resembling large green velvety balls.
What part of speech is marimo?
Marimo is a noun.

Words near marimo in the dictionary

  1. marimbists
  2. marimbula
  3. marimbulas
  4. Marimekko chart
  5. Marimekko charts
  6. marimo
  7. marimonda
  8. marimondas
  9. Marin
  10. Marin City
  11. Marin County

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