Sargassum

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed
  2. 2
    brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea wordnet

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algaebeanbrackenclimbercreeperfern

Example

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"Mats of free-floating sargassum, a common seaweed found in the Sargasso Sea, provide shelter and habitat to many animals."

Etymology

Portuguese sargaço

Related phrases

sargassum fishbrown algasargasso sea

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