gulfweed

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Since 2011, scientists have tracked the recurring appearance of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a massive band of gulfweed that moves from the equator toward the Caribbean during periods of strong easterly winds.

From Science Daily

About the fourth day, from the upper deck or the ship's bow, I begin to see floating patches of seaweed—gulfweed or sargasso as it is called.

From Project Gutenberg

This gulfweed, the swimming gulfweed or berry carrier, is the chief substance making up this immense shoal.

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The name Sargasso comes from the Spanish word sargazo, meaning gulfweed.

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