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 Kelp n.
 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 Zool., a California spider crab (Epialtus productus), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color.
 Kelp salmon Zool., a serranoid food fish (Serranus clathratus) of California. See Cabrilla.
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