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kelp

[kelp] / kɛlp /
NOUN
algae
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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As the story goes, Huber suffered from burns and spent 12 years creating a cream that could help heal his scars, using sea kelp he would harvest off the Pacific coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“I actually laughed, surely there was no way they were being serious,” Tchinnis recalled after being told part of his job would be to DJ for the kelp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"In Strangford Lough, we have seagrass beds that support overwintering Brent Geese, rocky reefs with kelp forests and a range of species from starfish, anemones and crabs to seals and dolphins," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

In a recent expedition to Antarctica, new cases were discovered in Antarctic cormorants, kelp gulls, Adelie and gentoo penguins, and Antarctic fur seals, Neira told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

A strand of kelp was wound around its body and I thought it was sleeping, for often before they go to sleep they anchor themselves in this way to keep from drifting off.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell