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sargasso
(redirected from sargasso weed)

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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.sargasso - brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Seasargasso - brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
brown algae - algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
genus Sargassum - a genus of protoctist


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