Found 2 items, similar to kelp.
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Definition: kelp
kelp
n : large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Kelp
Kelp
\Kelp\ (k[e^]lp), 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.
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2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
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Note:
Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain;
Macrocystis pyrifera and
Nereocystis Lutkeana are
the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
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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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