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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɛlp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɛlp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kelp)

kelp /kɛlp/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Microbiologya large brown seaweed used as food and in manufacturing processes.

kelp (kelp),USA pronunciation n.

any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes. See illus. under stipe.
a bed or mass of such seaweeds.
the ash of these seaweeds.

v.i.

to burn these seaweeds for their ash.

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apparently dialect, dialectal variant of Middle English culp 1350–1400

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kelp /kɛlp/ n

any large brown seaweed, esp any in the order Laminariales
the ash of such seaweed, used as a source of iodine and potash

Etymology: 14th Century: of unknown origin

'kelp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alginic acid - varec - badderlocks - bladder kelp - giant kelp - kelp bass - kelp crab - kelper - kelpfish - kelp greenling - sea palm

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