About The Word Kelp
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Kelp
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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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