giant kelp

noun

1. any of various very large kelps of the genera Laminaria, Macrocystis, and Nereocystis.

Example Sentences

Swaying columns of giant kelp line the rocky shores of California’s Monterey Bay, providing habitat and hunting grounds for rockfish, sea otters, and urchins.

From MIT Technology Review

The giant kelp forests along Tasmania have also shrunk by about 95% in recent years.

From MIT Technology Review

In comparison, one of the main kelp species in Monterey Bay is giant kelp.

From Science News For Students

The sea is a vast reservoir of potash, and seaweed, especially the giant kelp, absorbs large quantities of this potash.

From Project Gutenberg

They would find that an inexhaustible supply of potash could be manufactured from the giant kelp beds of the Pacific Coast.

From Project Gutenberg

A specimen of giant kelp was secured from alongside of the ship, broken off at arm's length below the surface of the water.

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