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sargasso

[ sahr-gas-oh ]

noun

, plural sar·gas·sos.
  1. a gulfweed.


sargasso

/ sɑːˈɡæsəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for gulfweed sargassum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sargasso1

C16: from Portuguese sargaço, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is hovering near 14,000, and global bond markets are as calm as the Sargasso Sea.

She may drift into the Sargasso Sea of daytime television, where she can chat up B-list celebrities.

There's a sea called Sargasso, and if I told you half the things about it, you'd think me daft.

The same may be said of the Sargasso Sea, where millions of living creatures make their home.

Among its 468 different species is the Sargasso or Gulf-weed, sprays of which are sometimes thrown ashore after rough weather.

The days slipped rapidly away, until we entered the Sargasso Sea, that strange vortex in the middle of the Atlantic.

On several days about this time, we passed through large masses of seaweed drifting from the Sargasso Sea.

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