- genus Fucus
- nountype genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Fucaceae, ↑family Fucaceae• Member Meronyms:
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genus Fucus
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Fucus vesiculosus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Chromalveolata Phylum … Wikipedia
fucus — [fyo͞o′kəs] n. pl. fuci [fyo͞o′sī΄] or fucuses [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] 1. Obs. a) a kind of paint for the face b)… … English World dictionary
Fucus — Taxobox name = Fucus image width = 250px image caption = Fucus serratus domain = Eukaryota regnum = Chromalveolata phylum = Heterokontophyta classis = Phaeophyceae ordo = Fucales familia = Fucaceae genus = Fucus genus authority = L. subdivision… … Wikipedia
Fucus distichus — Fucus distichus … Wikipedia Español
Fucus spiralis — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Spiral Wrack image width = 240px regnum = Protista divisio = Heterokontophyta classis = Phaeophyceae ordo = Fucales familia = Fucaceae genus = Fucus species = F. spiralis binomial = Fucus spiralis binomial authority … Wikipedia
fucus — /fyooh keuhs/, n., pl. fuci / suy/, fucuses. any olive brown seaweed or alga of the genus Fucus, having branching fronds and often air bladders. [1590 1600; < L < Gk phykos orchil, red color, rock lichen, rouge] * * * ▪ algae genus also called… … Universalium
Fucus serratus — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Fucus serratus image width = 250px regnum = Protista divisio = Heterokontophyta classis = Phaeophyceae ordo = Fucales familia = Fucaceae genus = Fucus species = F. serratus binomial = Fucus serratus binomial… … Wikipedia
fucus — noun Etymology: Latin, seaweed, archil, dye obtained from archil, from Greek phykos Date: 1591 1. obsolete a face paint 2. [New Latin, genus name, from Latin] any of a genus (Fucus) of leathery marine brown algae of rocky intertidal zones that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fucus — fu·cus fyü kəs n 1) cap a genus (family Fucaceae) of cartilaginous brown algae used in the kelp industry 2) any brown alga of the genus Fucus broadly any of various brown algae … Medical dictionary
fucus — [ fju:kəs] noun (plural fuci fju:sʌɪ) a seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds. [Genus Fucus.] Derivatives fucoid adjective &noun Origin C17 (denoting a cosmetic): from L., rock lichen, red dye, rouge , from Gk phukos … English new terms dictionary
