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kelp definition

kelp (kelp)

noun

  1. any of an order (Laminariales) of large, coarse, brown algae
  2. ashes of seaweed, from which iodine is obtained

Etymology: ME culp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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