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sargassum

DEFINITIONS OF: sargassum

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n brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea

Synonyms:
Sargassum bacciferum, gulfweed, sargasso
Type of:
brown algae
algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
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