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Meaning of SARGASSUM

Pronunciation:  sâr'gasum

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
 

SARGASSUM is a 9 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: gulfweed, sargasso, Sargassum bacciferum
 
 See Also: brown algae, genus Sargassum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sar*gas"sum\, n. [NL.]
A genus of alg[ae] including the gulf weed.

 

 

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