Etymology

sargassum

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Today it means: Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed Full definition →

Portuguese sargaço
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  1. Portuguese · derived fromsargaço
  2. English todaysargassum

Portuguese sargaço

Words from the same roots

Portuguesesargaço all →

sargasso

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