kelp
IPA: kˈɛɫp
noun
- Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).
- The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.
verb
- (intransitive) To gather kelp.
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Examples of "kelp" in Sentences
- The largest producer of kelp products is China.
- The classic example is of kelp forest ecosystems.
- The shore of Canoe Island is fringed by kelp and seagrass.
- An extensive kelp patch extends from the south of the island.
- He contributed to the growth of the kelp farming industry in China.
- In the austral summer it feeds among kelp, sometimes at the bottom.
- Giant kelp is harvested off the western coast of the United States.
- There is marvelous scuba diving among the kelp forests of the coastline.
- The discovery of kelp forests in deep water habitats of tropical regions.
- Darwin noted the immense number of organisms dependent on the kelp forests.
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