kelp
Meaning
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- Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).
- The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.
Synonyms
horned pondweed
sea tangle
konbu seaweed
sea tang
devil’s apron
seaweed products
black rockweed
bladder fucus
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɛlp/
Etymology
14th c., from Middle English culp, culpe, kilp, but of unknown ultimate origin.
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