Fucoid Definition

fyo͝okoid
adjective
Of or belonging to the order Fucales, which includes brown algae such as gulfweed and rockweed.
American Heritage
Of or like seaweed, esp. rockweed.
Webster's New World
Of sandstone: containing seaweed-like markings.
Wiktionary
noun
A member of the order Fucales.
American Heritage
A seaweed; esp., rockweed.
Webster's New World
A fossilized cast or impression of such an organism.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • fucoid algae

Other Word Forms of Fucoid

Noun

Singular:
fucoid
Plural:
fucoids

Origin of Fucoid

  • Ancient Greek φῦκος (phūkos, “seaweed”).

    From Wiktionary

  • fuc(us) –oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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