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kelp

/kɛlp/

Translations

kelpnoun

kelps

kelpTerme courant en français pour cette algue brune.

The divers explored the underwater forest of kelp swaying gently with the ocean currents.

Les plongeurs ont exploré la forêt sous-marine de kelp ondulant doucement au gré des courants océaniques.

Additional translations

cendre de varechSens historique : cendre d’algues brunes utilisée comme source de soude ou d’iode.

Synonyms

marine plant

kelpverb

kelped

Past Simple

kelped

Past Participle

kelping

Gerund

/kɛlp/

récolterDans ce sens, le verbe est rare et s’emploie surtout pour la récolte du kelp.

The coastal community would kelp during the low tide to collect materials for fertilizer.

La communauté côtière allait récolter à marée basse pour réunir des matériaux destinés à l’engrais.

Synonyms

kelpadjective

Used attributively: e.g., kelp forest, kelp meal.

laminaireSens technique : relatif au kelp ou à une algue laminaria.

She added a spoonful of kelp powder to the smoothie for extra minerals.

Elle a ajouté une cuillerée de poudre de laminaire au smoothie pour un apport supplémentaire en minéraux.

kelpnoun

A large brown seaweed that typically has a long, tough stalk with a broad frond divided into strips.

The divers explored the underwater forest of kelp swaying gently with the ocean currents.

The ash of burnt seaweed, formerly used as a source of soda or iodine.

In the 19th century, farmers spread kelp on their fields as a natural fertilizer.

kelpverb

To harvest or gather kelp, a type of large brown seaweed.

The coastal community would kelp during the low tide to collect materials for fertilizer.

kelpadjective

Of, relating to, made from, or containing kelp.

She added a spoonful of kelp powder to the smoothie for extra minerals.