Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: sargassum  saa(r)'ga-sum
  1. Brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
    "sargassum provides a unique habitat for many marine organisms"; "Sargassum bacciferum provides a unique habitat for many marine organisms";
    - gulfweed, sargasso, Sargassum bacciferum

Derived forms: sargassums

Type of: brown algae

Part of: genus Sargassum

Encyclopedia: Sargassum