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Sargasso

sargasso

(Science: botany) The gulf weed. See Gulf. Sargasso sea, a large tract of the North atlantic ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.

Origin: Sp. Sargazo seaweed.


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... a type of blue-green algae particularly common among plankton floating on the surface of nutrient-poor regions of the ocean, such as the Sargasso Sea or equatorial areas. "It's one of the most abundant organisms on the planet," says Tony Martino (8130), who is principal investigator ...

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