SARGASSUM

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


Etymology

Noun

sargassum (plural sargassums)

Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed

Source: Wiktionary


Sar*gas"sum, n. Etym: [NL.]

Definition: A genus of algæ including the gulf weed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 March 2025

FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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