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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sar•gas•so (sär gas′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sos. - Microbiologya gulfweed.
- Latin salicastrum, equivalent. to salic- (stem of salix) willow + -astrum, neuter of -aster -aster1
- Portuguese, perh. special use of sargaço rockrose
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sargasso, sargasso weed /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ n ( pl -sos)- another name for gulfweed, sargassum
Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese sargaço, of unknown origin sar•gas•sum (sär gas′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Microbiologyany seaweed of the genus Sargassum, widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe, as S. bacciferum, the common gulfweed.
- Neo-Latin; see sargasso
- 1900–05
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sargassum /sɑːˈɡæsəm/, sargasso /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ n - any floating brown seaweed of the genus Sargassum, such as gulfweed, of warm seas, having ribbon-like fronds containing air sacs
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin; see sargasso |