| 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | gulfweed, sargassum, Sargassum bacciferum |
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| | See Also: | | brown algae, genus Sargassum |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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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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