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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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