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Fucoid

Fucoid Meaning & Definition
Fucoid Definition And Meaning

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

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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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