kelps

noun

Meaning

Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales).
The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

salicornia(English)rockweed(English)typha(English)freshwater mussel(English)sphagnum(English)spatterdock(English)bryozoan(English)stony coral(English)

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