fucuses

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• 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 — [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