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noris

noris is the plural of nori.

Meaning of nori

Noun

nori (uncountable)

  1. A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
  2. The seaweed, chopped and formed into sheets, used in the preparation of sushi.

Proper noun capitalized: Noris

Noris

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Origin of noris

from Old French norreis (“a northerner”).

Questions about noris

What does noris mean?
Noris means a surname from Old French.
What is noris the plural of?
Noris is the plural of nori.
What part of speech is noris?
Noris is a proper noun.

Words near noris in the dictionary

  1. norimon
  2. norimono
  3. norimonos
  4. norimons
  5. norinone
  6. noris
  7. norisoboldine
  8. norisocorydine
  9. norisonotatic acid
  10. norisoprenoid
  11. norisoprenoids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: noris (page history and authors); Noris (page history and authors); nori (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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