sargasso

/'sɑ:'gæsou/

Thân thiện

A small boat drifts through a patch of sargasso in the calm ocean.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of brown seaweed: "Sargasso" refers to a genus of free-floating brown algae (seaweed) found in warm ocean waters, particularly known for forming large, dense floating mats.
   • The Sargasso Sea: The term is intrinsically linked to the Sargasso Sea, a region in the North Atlantic Ocean characterized by its calm waters and large accumulations of this seaweed.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The boat's propeller became tangled in a mass of sargasso.
  • Marine biologists study the unique ecosystem supported by floating sargasso.

Advanced Usage

• "Sargasso Sea": A proper noun for a specific region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by ocean currents, famous for its large rafts of sargasso weed.
  • The Sargasso Sea is a spawning ground for eels.

Variants and Related Words

• Sargassum (n): The scientific genus name for sargasso; often used interchangeably.
  • Sargassum natans is a common species of this floating algae.

Synonyms

• Gulfweed: A common name for sargasso or sargassum.
• Seaweed: A general term for marine algae, which includes sargasso as a specific type.

Related Phrases

• Sargasso weed: A common phrase referring to the floating algae.
  • The beach was covered with sargasso weed after the storm.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gulfweed
• sargassum
• Sargassum bacciferum