Where does “marimo” come from?

marimo (English) comes from Japanese 毬藻, from Japanese 藻 — alga, algae.

marimo (English): A rare form of the filamentous green alga Aegagropila linnaei, resembling large green velvety balls

Definitions

  1. A rare form of the filamentous green alga Aegagropila linnaei, resembling large green velvety balls

Ancestry of “marimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese毬藻Aegagropila linnaei, a species of green algae that can form into a ball
2Japanese藻alga, algae
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