# mekabu

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese メカブ (“thick wakame leaves”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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