sargassum
noun
sar·gas·sum
sär-ˈga-səm 
: any of a genus (Sargassum) of brown algae that have a branching thallus with lateral outgrowths differentiated as leafy segments, air bladders, or spore-bearing structures : gulfweed
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Researchers at the University of South Florida used satellite imagery to determine monthly amounts of sargassum in the Atlantic Basin, and found that December had exceptional amounts of the seaweed.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Another company plans to grow and sink enormous tracts of sargassum, a tropical seaweed.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
The waters surrounding the island also support coral reefs, sargassum and seaweed; endangered green sea turtles often visit to forage.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
However, in popular tourist areas along the Yucatán coast like Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Tulum, and others, the beach may become piled high with sargassum, a type of seaweed that can also make the water unswimmable.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Another company plans to grow and sink enormous tracts of sargassum, a tropical seaweed.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
The waters surrounding the island also support coral reefs, sargassum and seaweed; endangered green sea turtles often visit to forage.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
However, in popular tourist areas along the Yucatán coast like Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Tulum, and others, the beach may become piled high with sargassum, a type of seaweed that can also make the water unswimmable.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Sargassum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sargassum. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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sargassum
noun
sar·gas·sum
sär-ˈgas-əm
: any of a genus of brown algae that have a leafy branching body and air bladders and that often grow in free-floating masses in the ocean
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