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sargasso

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sär gas′ō)

sar•gas•so (sär gas′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sos.

Microbiologya gulfweed.

Latin salicastrum, equivalent. to salic- (stem of salix) willow + -astrum, neuter of -aster -aster¹
Portuguese, perh. special use of sargaço rockrose
1590–1600

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sargasso, sargasso weed /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ n ( pl -sos)

another name for gulfweed, sargassum

Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese sargaço, of unknown origin

sar•gas•sum (sär gas′əm),USA pronunciation n.

Microbiologyany seaweed of the genus Sargassum, widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe, as S. bacciferum, the common gulfweed.

Neo-Latin; see sargasso
1900–05

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sargassum /sɑːˈɡæsəm/, sargasso /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ n

any floating brown seaweed of the genus Sargassum, such as gulfweed, of warm seas, having ribbon-like fronds containing air sacs

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin; see sargasso

'sargasso' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gulfweed - Rhys - Sargasso Sea - sargassum

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