Definition of kelp
1a : 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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A growing number of entrepreneurs and researchers are working to turn foods like mushrooms, kelp, milk and tomato peels into edible — if not always palatable — replacements for plastics, coatings and other packaging materials.
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A growing number of entrepreneurs and researchers are working to turn foods like mushrooms, kelp, milk and tomato peels into edible — if not always palatable — replacements for plastics, coatings and other packaging materials.
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Jetty and beach fishers did quite well on perch, kelp greenling, cabezon and rockfish.
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A growing number of entrepreneurs and researchers are working to turn foods like mushrooms, kelp, milk and tomato peels into edible — if not always palatable — replacements for plastics, coatings and other packaging materials.
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Source: Monterey Bay Aquarium Photo: A family gets a close-up look at an undersea kelp forest at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Origin and Etymology of kelp
Middle English culp
First Known Use: 14th century
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playMedical 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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