Sargasso
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sargasso is a noun meaning A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.
Meaning
A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Also Sargasso: a confused, tangled mass or situation.
- (biology, oceanography) A part of an ocean or sea characterized by floating masses of sargassos, like the Sargasso Sea.
Example Sentences
SARGASSO, the Sea-Lentile.
For the next five to ten years, they [turtles] will stay in the Sargasso Sea, feeding off the small sea animals that live in the floating mats of sargasso grass.
His [Philip K. Dick's] ideas provide diegetic anchors for digitally oriented directors [...] whose works might otherwise float off into a Sargasso of insignificance.
The fauna of the modern floating sargasso-meadows is composed of highly specialized and unique species of pelagic animals. [...] The community of organisms which is found in these sargasso-flotillas is described in the report on the Challenger Expedition by C[harles] Wyville Thomson.
Word Forms
- sargassos
- sargassoes
Synonyms for sargasso
Depending on context, synonyms include gulfweed, sargassum.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gulfweed, sargassum, macroalga, mousefish, seagrass, laminaran.
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