fucus

[ fyoo-kuhs ]

/ ˈfyu kəs /

noun, plural fu·ci [fyoo-sahy], /ˈfyu saɪ/, fu·cus·es.

any olive-brown seaweed or alga of the genus Fucus, having branching fronds and often air bladders.

Origin of fucus

1590–1600; <Latin <Greek phŷkos orchil, red color, rock lichen, rouge

Words nearby fucus

fuck you, fucoid, fucose, fucosidosis, fucoxanthin, fucus, fud, fuddle, fuddle-duddle, fuddling cup, fuddy-duddy

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Example sentences from the Web for fucus

It is supposed that the sea-swallow derives his materials for the edible bird's nests at Borneo from this fucus.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
A Fucus in long strips, resembling flax; with many other species of that genus.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
Upon the walls themselves I could clearly make out the outline, as plain as a sun picture, of the fucus and the lycopods.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth|Jules Verne
But art has taught her to supply furrowed deformities with ceruse boxes, and to repair a decayed complexion with an Italian fucus.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays|Robert Dodsley

The weeds most valued for the purpose are the Fucus vesiculosus, nodosus, and serratus, and the Laminaria bulbosa and digitata.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for fucus

fucus

/ (ˈfjuːkəs) /

noun plural -ci (-saɪ) or -cuses

any seaweed of the genus Fucus, common in the intertidal regions of many shores and typically having greenish-brown slimy frondsSee also wrack 2 (def. 2)

Word Origin for fucus

C16: from Latin: rock lichen, from Greek phukos seaweed, dye, of Semitic origin

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单词	fucus
释义	fucus [ fyoo-kuhs ] / ˈfyu kəs / noun, plural fu·ci [fyoo-sahy], /ˈfyu saɪ/, fu·cus·es. any olive-brown seaweed or alga of the genus Fucus, having branching fronds and often air bladders. Origin of fucus 1590–1600; <Latin <Greek phŷkos orchil, red color, rock lichen, rouge Words nearby fucus fuck you, fucoid, fucose, fucosidosis, fucoxanthin, fucus, fud, fuddle, fuddle-duddle, fuddling cup, fuddy-duddy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fucus It is supposed that the sea-swallow derives his materials for the edible bird's nests at Borneo from this fucus. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth A Fucus in long strips, resembling flax; with many other species of that genus. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn Upon the walls themselves I could clearly make out the outline, as plain as a sun picture, of the fucus and the lycopods. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth\|Jules Verne But art has taught her to supply furrowed deformities with ceruse boxes, and to repair a decayed complexion with an Italian fucus. A Select Collection of Old English Plays\|Robert Dodsley The weeds most valued for the purpose are the Fucus vesiculosus, nodosus, and serratus, and the Laminaria bulbosa and digitata. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for fucus fucus / (ˈfjuːkəs) / noun plural -ci (-saɪ) or -cuses any seaweed of the genus Fucus, common in the intertidal regions of many shores and typically having greenish-brown slimy frondsSee also wrack 2 (def. 2) Word Origin for fucus C16: from Latin: rock lichen, from Greek phukos seaweed, dye, of Semitic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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