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Definitions for Sargasso
sɑrˈgæs oʊsar·gas·so

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gulfweed, sargassum, sargasso, Sargassum bacciferumnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. sargassonoun

    A brown alga, of genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses

  2. Etymology: From sargasso.

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  1. sargasso

    Sargasso is a type of brown, free-floating seaweed (Sargassum) that is prevalent in the Sargasso Sea, a region in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. The term can also refer to this very sea region itself. The Sargassum seaweed is known for its distinctive floating mats that provide habitats for certain types of marine life.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sargassonoun

    the gulf weed. See under Gulf

  2. Etymology: [Sp. sargazo seaweed.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sargasso

    sär-gas′o, n. a genus of seaweeds, of which two species are found floating in immense quantities in some parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans—gulf-weed.—n. Sargass′um. [Sp.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. sargasso

    Fucus natans, or gulf-weed, the sea-weed always to be found floating in large quantities in that part of the Atlantic south of the Azores, which is not subject to currents, and which is called the Sargasso Sea.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sargasso in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sargasso in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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