- 1. n. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine. Source: opted
- 2. n. Any large blackish seaweed. Source: opted
- 3. n. large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine. 2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed. Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain; Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean. Kelp crab (Zoöl.), a California spider crab (Epialtus productus), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color. -- Kelp salmon (Zoöl.), a serranoid food fish (Serranus clathratus) of California. See Cabrilla. Source: webster
- 5. n:100 n. large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds Source: ecdict
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