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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Macrocystis pyrifera | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Macrocystis pyrifera | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Kelp \Kelp\, n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.] 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} (Zo[94]l.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color. {Kelp salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus clathratus}) of California. See {Cabrilla}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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d8Macrocystis \[d8]Mac`ro*cys"tis\, n. [NL. See {Macro-}, and {Cyst}.] (Bot.) An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific ({Macrocystis pyrifera}), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels. | |
