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KELP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("kelp" is a kind of...):

brown algae (algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kelp"):

sea tangle; tang (any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria)

Holonyms ("kelp" is a member of...):

genus Laminaria; Laminaria (type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps)

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 Context examples: 

Less nitrogen available in the warmer surface water diminished phytoplankton growth, while giant kelp growth was steady, thanks to urea as a nutrient source.

(Giant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce, National Science Foundation)

This report provides an explanation for how giant kelp in Southern California is able to persist and grow when nitrate concentrations in coastal waters are extremely low.

(Giant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce, National Science Foundation)

One of the fastest-growing organisms on Earth, giant kelp can grow 2 feet a day and reach almost 150 feet in length — in one growing season.

(Giant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce, National Science Foundation)

The scientists discovered that kelp also uses another form of dissolved nitrogen, urea, found in abundance in coastal upwelling zones such as the Santa Barbara Channel.

(Giant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce, National Science Foundation)