English Dictionary

mekabu

noun

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.

Mekabu is a type of seaweed commonly used in Japanese cuisine.

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.