sargasso Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
    gulfweed; Sargassum bacciferum; sargassum.

WordNet

Sar*gas"so noun
Etymology
Sp. sargazo seaweed.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The gulf weed. See under Gulf.

Webster 1913