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Kelp

Kelp Meaning & Definition
Kelp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kelp?

[n] large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds

Synonyms | Synonyms for Kelp:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Kelp: algae | autophyte | bean | bracken | brown algae | climber | conferva | confervoid | creeper | diatom | fern | fruits and vegetables | fucus | fungus | grapevine | green algae | gulfweed | herb | heterophyte | ivy | legume | lentil | liana | lichen | liverwort | mold | moss | mushroom | parasite | parasitic plant | pea | perthophyte | phytoplankton | planktonic algae | plant families | puffball | pulse | red algae | rockweed | rust | saprophyte | sargasso | sargassum | sea lentil | sea moss | sea wrack | seaweed | smut | succulent | toadstool | vetch | vine | wort | wrack

See Also | brown algae | genus Laminaria | Laminaria | sea tangle | tang

Kelp In Webster's Dictionary

\Kelp\, n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.] 1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine. 2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed. Note: {Laminaria} is the common kelp of Great Britain; {Macrocystis pyrifera} and {Nereocystis Lutkeana} are the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean. {Kelp crab} (Zo["o]l.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color. {Kelp salmon} (Zo["o]l.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus clathratus}) of California. See {Cabrilla}.

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