Meaning
A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
Etymology
Origin: Japanese
From Japanese 海苔(のり) (nori), ultimately from Proto-Japonic *nǝri. The kanji literally mean "ocean moss", although this does not represent actual etymology as they are jukujikun (熟字訓).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 23 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-09RILNOPU
- 2026-06-20RDGINOW
- 2026-03-19RAIJNOT
- 2026-03-18RAIJNOT
- 2026-03-07RBGINOW
- 2026-01-10RGOMINU
- 2025-11-24OAWRIBN
- 2025-10-09NILOPRU
- 2025-07-21RANLIMO
- 2025-02-20ORANGFI
- 2025-02-05IARNJOT
- 2024-10-03ODRIGNU
+11 earlier appearances in the archive.