sargassum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
    gulfweed; Sargassum bacciferum; sargasso.

WordNet


Sar*gas"sum noun
Etymology
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Definitions
  1. A genus of algæ including the gulf weed.

Webster 1913