Fucus Definition

fyo͝okəs
fuci, fucuses
noun
A kind of paint for the face.
Webster's New World
Any paint or dye.
Webster's New World
Any of a genus (Fucus, order Fucales) of brown algae with a flattened and forking plant body that bears swollen bladders.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Fucaceae — the brown alga.

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Other Word Forms of Fucus

Noun

Singular:
fucus
Plural:
fuci, fucuses

Origin of Fucus

  • Latin fūcus seaweed, orchil from Greek phūkos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος (phukos).

    From Wiktionary

  • Ancient Greek φῦκος (phŷkos, “seaweed”).

    From Wiktionary

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