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Kelp

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}.

Kelp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kelp?

[n] large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds

Synonyms | Synonyms for Kelp:

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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