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kelp

Etymology: ME, culp

1 any of the brown seaweed species of Laminaria found on the Atlantic coast of Europe.

2 the ashes of Laminaria seaweed burned in a process of extracting iodine and potassium salts.

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kelp,

n Latin names:
Laminaria digitata, Laminaria japonica, Laminaria saccharina, Marcrocystis pyrifera; part used: fronds; uses: antiobesity, anticancer, antioxidant, antiviral, abortifacient, anticoagulant, high blood pressure, dietary source of iodine; precautions: children, pregnancy, lactation; patients with hyperthyroidism; can cause possible heavy metal toxicity. Also called
brown algae, horsetail, kombu, sea girdles, sea vegetables, seaweed, sugar wrack, or
tangleweed.

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kelp

see seaweed.