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fucus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fucus has 1 sense
- fucus(n = noun.animal) Array - any member of the genus Fucus; Array is a kind of rockweed
is a member of genus fucus
CIDE DICTIONARY
fucus, n. [L. rock lichen, orchil, used as a red dye, red or purple color, disguise, deceit.].
- A paint; a dye; also, false show. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green color; rockweed. [1913 Webster]" Formerly most marine alg
fuci ." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fucus, n. (pl. fuci) any seaweed of the genus Fucus, with flat leathery fronds.
Derivative
fucoid adj.
Etymology
L, = rock-lichen, f. Gk phukos, of Semitic orig.
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