Sargassum (särgăs`əm), genus of brown algae that has given its name to the Sargasso Sea, where it is found in great abundance. See Phaeophyta Phaeophyta (fēŏf`ətə), phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista consisting of those organisms commonly called brown algae.
..... Click the link for more information. ; seaweed seaweed, name commonly used for the multicellular marine algae . Simpler forms, consisting of one cell (e.g., the diatom ) or of a few cells, are not generally called seaweeds; these tiny plants help to make up plankton.
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sargassum

Any of the brown algae that make up the genus Sargassum. They are adapted for a free-floating tropical environment, even though many species grow attached to rocks along the coast. The Sargasso Sea, a free-floating mass of seaweed (mostly S. natans), occurs in the Atlantic Ocean. Sargassums are also known as sea holly because of their highly branched stems with hollow, berrylike floats and many leaflike, sawtooth-edged blades. They are used as fertilizer in New Zealand and as a component of soups and soy sauce in Japan.

sargassum, sargasso

any floating brown seaweed of the genus Sargassum, such as gulfweed, of warm seas, having ribbon-like fronds containing air sacs

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sargassum

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