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
Origin of Fucus
Latin fūcus seaweed, orchil from Greek phūkos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος (phukos).
From Wiktionary
Ancient Greek φῦκος (phŷkos, “seaweed”).
From Wiktionary
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