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Webster 1913 Edition
Sargassum
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Sar-gas′sum
,Noun.
[NL.]
A genus of algae including the gulf weed.
Definition 2024
Sargassum
Sargassum
See also: sargassum
Translingual
Proper noun
Sargassum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sargassaceae – a common brown alga that makes up some common seaweed.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Phaeista - subphylum; Limnista - infraphylum; Fucistia - superclass; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass; Fucales - order; Sargassaceae - family
Hyponyms
sargassum
sargassum
See also: Sargassum
English
Noun
sargassum (plural sargassums)
- Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed