fucus Definition
fu·cus (fyo̵̅o̅′kəs)
noun pl. fu′ci′-sī′ or fu′·cuses
- Obsolete
- a kind of paint for the face
- any paint or dye
- 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
- ‹ fucoid
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- ‹ fucking
- ‹ fucker
- ‹ fuck
- ‹ fuchsin
- ‹ fuchsia
- ‹ fubsy
- ‹ FUBAR
- ‹ Fu Manchu mustache
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