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Definition of Kelps

Kelp
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.

Meaning of Kelps from wikipedia

- Kelps are large brown algae or seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera. Despite its appearance, kelp is not a...
- in appearance, is not a true kelp (all of which are in the order Laminariales). Bull kelp and southern bull kelps Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) at Caspar...
- Stipitate kelps generally extend a few meters above the sea floor and can grow in dense aggregations (e.g., Eisenia and Ecklonia). Prostrate kelps lie near...
- KELP may refer to: the ICAO code for the El Paso International Airport KELP (AM), a radio station (1590 AM) licensed to El Paso, Texas, United States...
- Kelp tea is a tea made from kelp.It is called konbu-cha or kobu-cha (昆布茶, meaning "Kombu-tea") in ****an, haidai-cha (海带茶) in China and dasima-cha (다시마차)...
- variations of these names. Due to the English name, bull kelp can be confused with southern bull kelps, which are found in the Southern Hemisphere. Nereocystis...
- The kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland...
- The kelp gull (Larus dominic****), also known as the Dominican gull, is a gull that breeds on coasts and islands through much of the Southern Hemisphere...
- Kelp fly is one common name of species of flies in a number of families of "true flies" or Diptera. They generally feed on stranded and rotting seaweed...
- The kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings. It occurs in...