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sargasso

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sar·gas·so  (sär-gs)
n. pl. sar·gas·sos
See gulfweed.
[Portuguese sargaço.]
sargasso, sargasso weed [sɑːˈgæsəʊ]
n pl -sos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for gulfweed, sargassum
[from Portuguese sargaço, of unknown origin]
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Noun1.sargassosargasso - brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
gulfweed, sargassum, Sargassum bacciferum
brown algae - algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
genus Sargassum - a genus of protoctist


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This second arm--it is rather a collar than an arm--surrounds with its circles of warm water that portion of the cold, quiet, immovable ocean called the Sargasso Sea, a perfect lake in the open Atlantic: it takes no less than three years for the great current to pass round it.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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