About The Word Fucoid
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Fucoid
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What's The Definition Of Fucoid?
[n] any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
[n] a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales Synonyms | Synonyms for Fucoid: fucoid algae Related Terms | Find terms related to Fucoid: See Also | brown algae | family Fucaceae | fossil | Fucaceae | Fucales | order Fucales Fucoid In Webster's Dictionary \Fu"coid\, a. [Fucus + -oid.] (Bot.)
(a) Properly, belonging to an order of alga: ({Fucoide[ae]})
which are blackish in color, and produce o["o]spores
which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the
conceptacle. The common rockweeds and the gulfweed
({Sargassum}) are fucoid in character.
(b) In a vague sense, resembling seaweeds, or of the nature
of seaweeds.
\Fu"coid\, n. (Bot.) A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed. See {Fucoid}, a. |
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