sargassum

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noun

Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed

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gulfweedsargassoSargassum bacciferum
OriginPortuguese sargaço →
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Meanings

nounsargassum (plural sargassums)

plural sargassums

  1. Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbrown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea

Similar
gulfweedsargassoSargassum bacciferum
Broader
brown algae
Also see
gulfweedsargassasargasso

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Portuguesesargaço
  2. Englishsargassum

Portuguese sargaço

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APA

sargassum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sargassum

MLA

“sargassum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sargassum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sargassum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sargassum.

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