Etymology

laurencia

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Today it means: Any red algae of the genus Laurencia. Full definition →

translingual Laurencia
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromLaurencia
  2. English todaylaurencia

Borrowed from translingual Laurencia, from French LaLaurencie (surname, after one M. de LaLaurencie, former naval officer) + translingual -ia.

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