• (RP) IPA: /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/
• (GA) IPA: /sɑɹˈɡæsoʊ/

sargasso (plural sargassos)

1. A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that form#Verb|forms large, floating#Adjective|floating mass#Noun|masses.

   Synonyms: gulfweed, sargasso weed, sargassum

   • [1724, N[athan] Bailey, “SARGASSO ↗”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], 2nd edition, London: Printed for E. Bell, J. Darby, […], OCLC 819943732 ↗, column 2:

     SARGASSO, the Sea-Lentile.]

2. (figuratively) Also Sargasso: a confused#Adjective|confused, tangled#Adjective|tangled mass or situation.
3. (biology, oceanography) A part#Noun|part of an ocean or sea characterized by floating masses of sargassos, like the Sargasso Sea.

• Sargassum

• French: sargasse
• German: Golftang
• Italian: sargasso
• Portuguese: sargaço
• Spanish: sargazo

• (RP) IPA: /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/
• (GA) IPA: /sɑɹˈɡæsoʊ/

1. Short for Sargasso Sea#English|Sargasso Sea.
   • 2000, Ruth Heller, A Sea Within a Sea: Secrets of the Sargasso (ISBN 0448424177)
   • 2010, James Prosek, Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish (ISBN 0062008811)

sargasso (plural sargassos)

1. (figuratively) Also sargasso: a confused#Adjective|confused, tangled#Adjective|tangled mass or situation.