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sar·gas·so S0091000 (sär-găs′ō)n. pl. sar·gas·sos See gulfweed.
[Portuguese sargaço.]sargasso (sɑːˈɡæsəʊ) or sargasso weedn, pl -sos (Plants) another name for gulfweed, sargassum[C16: from Portuguese sargaço, of unknown origin]sar•gas•sum (sɑrˈgæs əm)
n. 1. any seaweed of the genus Sargassum, widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe. 2. gulfweed (def. 1). Also called sargasso. [1900–05; < New Latin; see sargasso] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sargasso - brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Seagulfweed, sargassum, Sargassum bacciferumbrown algae - algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigmentsgenus Sargassum - a genus of protoctist |
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Synonyms for sargassonoun brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso SeaSynonyms- gulfweed
- sargassum
- Sargassum bacciferum
Related Words- brown algae
- genus Sargassum
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