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kelp
[kelp] 
–noun
| 1. | any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes. |
| 2. | a bed or mass of such seaweeds. |
| 3. | the ash of these seaweeds. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to burn these seaweeds for their ash. |
Origin:
1350–1400; appar. dial. var. of ME culp < ?
1350–1400; appar. dial. var. of ME culp < ?
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| kelp (kělp) n.
[Middle English culp.] |
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Kelp
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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kelp
1663, from M.E. culpe (1387), of unknown origin. Kelper "native or inhabitant of the Falkland Islands" is attested from 1960.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: kelp
Pronunciation: 'kelp
Function: noun
1 : any of various large brown seaweeds (orders Laminariales and Fucales) and especiallylaminarias of which some are used for food especially in China and Japan and as sources of alginates, iodine, and medicinal substances
2 : the ashes of seaweed used especially as asource of iodine
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| kelp (kělp) Pronunciation Key
Any of various brown, often very large seaweeds that grow in colder ocean regions. Kelps are varieties of brown algae of the order Laminariales, with some species growing over 61 m (200 ft) long. Kelps are harvested as food (primarily in eastern Asia), as fertilizer, and for their sodium and potassium salts, used in industrial processes. Kelps are also a source of thickening agents and colloid stabilizers used in many commercial products. See more at brown alga. |
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