sargasso

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Synonyms: sargassum, sargassos, barrasso

Antonyms: sargassum, sargassos, barrasso

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Noun

1. A [[brown alga]], of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Sargassum|genus}}, that [[form#Verb|forms]] [[large]], [[floating#Adjective|floating]] [[mass#Noun|masses]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} ''Also'' '''[[Sargasso]]''': a [[confused#Adjective|confused]], [[tangled#Adjective|tangled]] mass or [[situation]].
3. {{lb|en|biology|oceanography}} A [[part#Noun|part]] of an [[ocean]] or [[sea]] [[characterize]]d by floating masses of sargassos, like the [[Sargasso Sea]].

Proper noun

1. {{ellipsis of|en|Sargasso Sea}}.

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