Sargasso \Sar*gas"so\, n. [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.)
The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}.
{Sargasso Sea}, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean
where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.
Sargasso Sea
n : a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to
the Azores that is dense with gulfweed