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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Sar*gas"so\, n. [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.) The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}. {Sargasso Sea}, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.
| Pronunciation: | sârg'asow | ||
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| Matching Terms: | sargasso sea, sargassum, sargassum bacciferum, sargassum fish | ||
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| Definition: | [n] brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea | ||
| Synonyms: | gulfweed, sargassum, Sargassum bacciferum | ||
| See Also: | brown algae, genus Sargassum | ||
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| Definition: | \Sar*gas"so\, n. [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.) The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}. {Sargasso Sea}, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface. | ||
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