English Dictionary

mekabu

名詞

不可算名詞

Undaria pinnatifida, a sea plant native to Japan and Korea and invasive elsewhere; wakame; Asian kelp. / Stems or thick leaves from near the stem of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.

日本語の意味

日本や韓国原産の海藻（ワカメ）のうち、植物の茎に近い部分や茎由来の肥大した葉を指し、食用にされる部分。 / ワカメの付随する部分であり、食材として広く利用される海藻の一種。

At the market, I bought fresh mekabu to add to my miso soup.

市場で味噌汁に入れるために新鮮なワカメの若芽を買いました。

意味（1）

Undaria pinnatifida, a sea plant native to Japan and Korea and invasive elsewhere; wakame; Asian kelp.

We previously reported that water extract of Mekabu, a kind of seaweed, induced apoptosis in a human breast cancer cell line.

意味（2）

Stems or thick leaves from near the stem of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.

Mekabu is the flowering sprout of wakame. It has a strong, sweet, and creamy taste and is traditionally brewed into a tea or cooked in small amounts with other foods.