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fu·cus (fyo̵̅o̅′kəs)

noun pl. fu′ci′-sī′ or fu′·cuses

  1. Obsolete
    1. a kind of paint for the face
    2. any paint or dye
  2. any of a genus (Fucus, order Fucales) of brown algae with a flattened and forking plant body that bears swollen bladders

Etymology: ModL < L, rock lichen; also, red or purple paint obtained from it < Gr phykos, rock lichen, rouge < Sem, as in Heb puch, cosmetic for the eyes

fucus Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • vesiculosus: In 1998 SEPA carried out a " snapshot study " of Tc-99 in seaweed which involved 10 samples of the seaweed Fucus vesiculosus.
  • serratus: Fucus serratus can tolerate losing about 40 % and Laminaria digitata about 20 % .
  • plant: Fucus plants and creepers were growing in stiff perpendicular lines, governed by the density of the element that generated them.

Browse dictionary entries near fucus

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  7. ‹ fuchsia
  8. ‹ fubsy
  9. ‹ FUBAR
  10. ‹ Fu Manchu mustache
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