Sargass

Morpheme

Sargass

Type

bound base

Denotation

brown alga that forms large, floating masses

Etymology

Portuguese sargaço; Latin salicastrum, from salicis +‎ -astrum, from salix and -aster

Evidence

sargassaceae, sargasso, sargassoes, sargassos, sargassum, sargassumfish

See Also

Salic(e) [Salice, Salic]