kelp

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Kelp \Kelp\ (k[e^]lp), 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. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed. [1913 Webster]

Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain; Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean. [1913 Webster]

Kelp crab (Zool.), a California spider crab (Epialtus productus), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color.

Kelp salmon (Zool.), a serranoid food fish (Serranus clathratus) of California. See Cabrilla. [1913 Webster]

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