sargasso
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sar·gas·so
(sär-găs′ō)n. pl. sar·gas·sos
See gulfweed.
[Portuguese sargaço.]
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sargasso
(sɑːˈɡæsəʊ) orsargasso weed
[C16: from Portuguese sargaço, of unknown origin]
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sar•gas•sum
(sɑrˈgæs əm)n.
1. any seaweed of the genus Sargassum, widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe.
Also called sargasso. [1900–05; < New Latin; see sargasso]
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Noun | 1. | sargasso - brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea brown algae - algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments genus Sargassum - a genus of protoctist |
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