SARGASSO

gulfweed, sargassum, sargasso, Sargassum bacciferum

(noun) brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Sargasso

Short for Sargasso Sea.

Noun

Sargasso (plural Sargassos)

(figuratively) Also sargasso: a confused, tangled mass or situation.

Etymology

Noun

sargasso (plural sargassos or sargassoes)

A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.

Synonyms: gulfweed, sargasso weed, sargassum

(figuratively) Also Sargasso: a confused, tangled mass or situation.

(biology, oceanography) A part of an ocean or sea characterized by floating masses of sargassos, like the Sargasso Sea.

Source: Wiktionary


Sar*gas"so, n. Etym: [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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