sugamo

noun

su·​ga·​mo

süˈgä(ˌ)mō

plural -s

: an aquatic plant (Phyllospadix scouleri) of the family Potamogetonaceae that occurs along the north Pacific coasts from the northwestern U.S. to Japan and is grown in Japan for fertilizer and fiber

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Japanese

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