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sargassum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

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noun

Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed

Portuguese sargaço

sargassums (plural)

sargassum fish Sargasso Sea

Sargasso Sea

What does sargassum mean?: Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed
Where does sargassum come from?: Portuguese sargaço

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