English dictionary
fucoid
/'f/j//u/k//Oi//d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Properly, belonging to an order of alga: (<i>Fucoideæ</i>) which are blackish in color, and produce oöspores which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the conceptacle. The common rockweeds and the gulfweed (<i>Sargassum</i>) are fucoid in character.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
Source: WordNet 3.0
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any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
Synonyms fucoid algaeSource: WordNet 3.0
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A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed. See <u>Fucoid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>
Source: webster1913