noun
kelp
KELP/kelp/
Large brown seaweed that grows in underwater forests.
Dense forests of kelp provide shelter for fish along the coast.
Etymology
Kelp continues Middle English culpe, an older name for seaweed whose origin is unknown. The evidence supports continuity of meaning, but no deeper image behind the name.
In context
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More examples
- Long blades of kelp reach toward the sunlit surface.
- The divers swim slowly through the kelp forest.
- Waves wash tangled kelp onto the beach.
Forms
kelp · kelps
Similar words
- seaweed
- A broader term that includes brown, red, and green varieties.
- algae
- Includes kelp, microscopic organisms, and forms living in freshwater.