First Known Use: 14th century
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kelp
noun \ˈkelp\
: a type of brown seaweed
Full Definition of KELP
1
a : any of various large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales) b : a mass of large seaweeds
2
: the ashes of seaweed used especially as a source of iodine
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Origin of KELP
Middle English culp
KELP Defined for Kids
kelp
noun \ˈkelp\
Definition of KELP for Kids
: a large brown seaweed
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kelp
noun \ˈkelp\
Medical Definition of KELP
1
: any of various large brown seaweeds (orders Laminariales and Fucales) and especially laminarias of which some are used for food especially in China and Japan and as sources of alginates, iodine, and medicinal substances
2
: the ashes of seaweed used especially as a source of iodine
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