A genus of brown seaweeds or kelps found in coastal waters, often used in traditional food and medicine.
From Latin ala (wing) because the seaweed has wing-like appendages on its stipe (stem), named by botanists for its distinctive shape.
Alaria seaweed is harvested by hand-divers in the cold Atlantic waters and has been eaten for centuries—it contains iodine and nutrients that made it especially valuable before modern supplements existed.
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