"fucoid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fucoid [comparative], most fucoid [superlative]
Etymology: Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φῦκος||seaweed}} Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fucoid (comparative more fucoid, superlative most fucoid)
  1. Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus. Categories (lifeform): Brown algae
    Sense id: en-fucoid-en-adj-rC7eMAl1 Disambiguation of Brown algae: 60 21 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 27 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 30 23
  2. Of sandstone: bearing seaweed-like markings.
    Sense id: en-fucoid-en-adj-WocwoYtM

Noun

Forms: fucoids [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φῦκος||seaweed}} Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fucoid (plural fucoids)
  1. A fucoid seaweed. Related terms: fucoidan, fucoxanthin, fucus
    Sense id: en-fucoid-en-noun-L~9~N0MI

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