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fucoid

Syllabification: (fu·coid)
Pronunciation: /ˈfyo͞oˌkoid/

Botany
Definition of fucoid

noun

  • a brown seaweed or fossil plant of a group to which bladderwrack belongs.
    • Order Fucales, class Phaeophyceae, including genus Fucus

adjective

  • of, relating to, or resembling a brown seaweed, especially a fucoid.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from fucus + -oid

fucoid in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fucoid in the British & World English dictionary