SARGASSUM


Meaning of SARGASSUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sär-ˈga-səm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from International Scientific Vocabulary sargasso

Date: circa 1890

: any of a genus ( Sargassum ) of brown algae that have a branching thallus with lateral outgrowths differentiated as leafy segments, air bladders, or spore-bearing structures : gulfweed

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