| Pronunciation: | sâr'gasum | ||
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| Matching Terms: | sargassum bacciferum, sargassum fish | ||
| 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, sargasso, Sargassum bacciferum | ||
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| See Also: | brown algae, genus Sargassum | ||
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| Definition: | \Sar*gas"sum\, n. [NL.] A genus of alg[ae] including the gulf weed. | ||
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