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kelp

(kĕlp)
n.
1. Any of various brown seaweeds of the order Laminariales, often growing very large and forming dense beds.
2. The ashes of seaweed, formerly used as a source of potash and iodine.
[Middle English culp.]
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kelp

(kɛlp)
n
1. (Plants) any large brown seaweed, esp any in the order Laminariales
2. the ash of such seaweed, used as a source of iodine and potash
[C14: of unknown origin]
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kelp

(kɛlp)

n.
1. any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in manufacturing processes.
2. a bed or mass of such seaweeds.
3. the ashes of these seaweeds, a source of iodine.
[1350–1400; appar. dial. variant of Middle English culp]
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kelp

(kĕlp)
Any of various brown, often very large seaweeds that live in colder ocean regions. Kelp are varieties of brown algae. Some species grow over 200 feet (61 meters) long.
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Kelp

seaweeds to be burnt or processed, collectively, 1387.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:kelp - large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds]kelp - large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
brown algae - algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
genus Laminaria, Laminaria - type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps
sea tangle, tang - any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
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Translations
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kelp

[kelp] N (Bot) → quelpo m (de Patagonia)
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kelp

[ˈkɛlp] n → kelp m, algue f brune géante
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kelp

n → Seetang m
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kelp

[kɛlp] n (seaweed) → laminaria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

kelp

n. cenizas de un tipo de alga marina rica en yodo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

kelp

n kelp m, tipo de alga marina
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The name Sargasso comes from the Spanish word "sargazzo" which signifies kelp. This kelp, or berry-plant, is the principal formation of this immense bank.
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After a whole day spent in this employment, he would return about nightfall with several cocoanut shells filled with different descriptions of kelp. In preparing these for use he manifested all the ostentation of a professed cook, although the chief mystery of the affair appeared to consist in pouring water in judicious quantities upon the slimy contents of his cocoanut shells.
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It feeds entirely on shell-fish from the kelp and tidal rocks: hence the beak and head, for the purpose of breaking them, are surprisingly heavy and strong: the head is so strong that I have scarcely been able to fracture it with my geological hammer; and all our sportsmen soon discovered how tenacious these birds were of life.
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The cod were there in legions, marching solemnly over the leathery kelp. When they bit, they bit all together; and so when they stopped.
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Kelps harvested by cutting 40 cm from the stipe (T4) had the highest frond length of 93.8 cm.
Effects of harvesting of the Namibian kelp (Laminaria pallida) on the re-growth rate and recruitment
At the end of the feeding trials (7 days for trial 1, 6 days for trial 2, 3 days for trial 3), any remaining kelps were removed, blotted with a paper towel, and weighed.
Does method of kelp (Saccharina latissima) storage affect its food value for promoting somatic growth of juvenile green sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)?
To this end, we recorded high-resolution field measurements of flow forces imposed on two common kelps that are major space occupiers on many temperate rocky shores.
Flow forces on seaweeds: field evidence for roles of wave impingement and organism inertia
Klinger, of the University of Washington in Seattle, studies the winged and bull kelps that stretch rubbery garlands up from the seafloor off the nearby Pacific coast.
The next ocean: humanity's extra C[O.sub.2] could brew a new kind of sea
Structural habitat complexity is important to both fish and kelps in that greater physical habitat complexity is associated with greater overall densities of fish in these communities.
Implications of substrate complexity and kelp variability for south-central Alaskan nearshore fish communities
Native Americans have been using seaweeds and kelps along the west coast for food, basket weaving, ceremonies and to build fishing gear.
SEAWEED HARVEST SPAWNS TALKS
Which environmental factors define patterns of distribution and abundance of kelps across a gradient?
Temporal and spatial scales of kelp demography: the role of oceanographic climate

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