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bull kelp

British  

noun

  1. any of various large brown seaweeds of Pacific and Antarctic waters

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Past marine heat waves have decimated California’s kelp, “with bull kelp habitats declining 90% in Northern California since 2014,” Jaros said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

The absence of bull kelp would likely cause other marine species to disappear.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2023

As when forests are clear-cut, the disappearance of bull kelp ripples throughout the marine ecosystem.

From Seattle Times Oct. 31, 2021

Mr. Smith identified the bare rocks as icebergs, the wavy tresses as brown strands of bull kelp and the deep-diving animal as a sea lion or walrus.

From New York Times Jul. 2, 2021

Between them I wove many strands of bull kelp, which shrinks as it dries and pulls very tight.

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

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