Meaning Of The Word Sargassum

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sargassum in American English
any of a genus (Sargassum, family Sargassaceae) of floating brown algae (order Fucales) found in tropical seas and having a main stem with flattened outgrowths like leaves, and branches with berry-like air sacs
noun: any seaweed of the genus Sargassum, widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe, as S. bacciferum, the common gulfweed

sargassum in British English
noun: any floating brown seaweed of the genus Sargassum, such as gulfweed, of warm seas, having ribbon-like fronds containing air sacs

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