Meaning of Kelp | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).
   countable, uncountable
2. A hook or crook by which a pot is hung over a fire.
   dialectal
3. The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.
   countable, uncountable
4. A sheath.
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“Underneath the area demarcated by the buoys, Ms Puckett plants kelp—a type of seaweed—on long ropes that resemble washing lines.”

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