kelp
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- noun
- /kɛlp/
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alga parda
- So wild fish and seaweed like kelp can be beneficial by doing seaweed salads.
- kelp beds
- kelp forest
We have, you know, kelp forests that are going away.
- We have, you know, kelp forests that are going away.
- And what he saw no kelp, no sea otters, no abalone.
- And you did mention sea veggies, seaweed like kelp and kombu and wacame, et cetera.
- First of all, iodine is most common in sea salt, in kelp and in seaweed.
- Like they're some kind of a, is it seaweed or kelp or not kelp?
- The breeze smelled of salt and kelp.
- There's people thinking about, well, maybe we could raise mushrooms, maybe we could harvest kelp.
- You can fertilize your strawberry plants as much as you want with your kelp.
- At a table, a Barber, a pole, a chair, a client, his hair long strands of kelp.
- And I took her diving and literally, I was so amazed on her first dive, she was able to catch songs from the kelp forest.
- Look what I just did with kelp jerky.
Examples
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And I love kelp because kelp is a very rich source of trace minerals.
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First of all, iodine is most common in sea salt, in kelp and in seaweed.
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Just a big black shape moving through the kelp.
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We have, you know, kelp forests that are going away.
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Conditions here resemble Northern California, with heavy kelp beds outside.
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The really cool thing about diving in Catalina or these kelp forests, I mean, this kelp is just so remarkable.
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Just above the waterline where the steps are still wet, sea kelp clings to the rock.
Fiction book (2001) -
Threatened by ocean warming, acidification, and other effects of climate change, the park's underwater kelp forest, a natural wonder, is at risk.
Academic text (2016) -
Spectacular past live exhibits have included the large-scale jellyfish exhibit and the living kelp forest.
Academic text (2002) -
In the cool, rich seas, giant kelp can grow 50 meters high.
Synonyms
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A plant that grows in the sea, often in long green or brown sheets
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A large brown seaweed that grows in cold ocean waters and forms underwater forests
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Seaweed and other water plants washed up on the shore
A large brown seaweed that grows in cold water near the coast
Large brown seaweeds like kelp that grow in cold seas and form underwater forests
A group of large brown seaweeds like kelp that grow in cold northern seas
Dead seaweed and other sea plants washed up on the shore
Compounds
A common spotted fish that lives in kelp forests off the west coast and is often eaten
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kelp comes from old coastal words for the big brown seaweed people used to burn to make 'kelp' ash for glass and soap. That's why kelp now means the large seaweed that makes underwater 'forests' and is used for food and many products.