kelp

Etymology
14th c., from, , , but of unknown ultimate origin.

Noun

 * 1) Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order ).
 * 2) The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.
 * 1) The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.
 * 1) The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.

Translations

 * Catalan: varec
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: kelpa
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: tari
 * Finnish: kelppi, taarimainen levä
 * French:, , ,
 * Galician:, , golfeira, carromeiro
 * German:, ,
 * Icelandic: þari
 * Irish: ceilp
 * Japanese:, コンブ
 * Korean: 다시마, 켈프
 * Maori: rimurapa, kōauau, pakakā, pakakē
 * Norwegian: tare
 * Polish: listownicowiec
 * Portuguese: alga marinha
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: бу́рая во́доросль,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ceilp
 * Spanish: quelpo
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: tảo bẹ
 * Volapük: varäk
 * Welsh: môr-wiail


 * Danish:
 * Finnish: kalsinoitu merileväntuhka

Verb

 * 1)  To gather kelp.

Etymology
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