sargasso

[ sahr-gas-oh ]

noun

, plural sar·gas·sos.

1. a gulfweed.

sargasso

/ sɑːˈɡæsəʊ /

noun

1. another name for gulfweed sargassum

Word History and Origins

Origin of sargasso¹

1590–1600; < Portuguese, perhaps special use of sargaço rockrose < Latin salicastrum, equivalent to salic- (stem of salix ) willow + -astrum, neuter of -aster -aster ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sargasso¹

C16: from Portuguese sargaço, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

They were working with this particular dolphin and the dolphin whistled the word, “sargasso”, which was the seaweed that it was actually playing with.

From National Geographic

The manatee, or sea-cow, frequents the mouths of rivers, the sargasso drifts, and the regions of submarine fresh-water springs off the coast.

From Project Gutenberg

An amazing amount of fiction and nonsense has been written about the sargasso weed, but the truth is actually more unbelievable.

From Project Gutenberg

Remarkable accumulations of that species of sea-weed generally known as gulf-weed, or sargasso, occur on each side of the equator in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

From Project Gutenberg

Years, alone in space, here in the sargasso, with dead men and dead ships for company.

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