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fucus

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fu·cus  (fyks)
n.
Any of various brown algae of the genus Fucus, which includes many of the rockweeds.
[Latin fcus, seaweed, orchil, from Greek phkos.]
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Noun1.fucusfucus - any member of the genus Fucus
rockweed - coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
genus Fucus - type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae
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Here is a preserve of sea-cucumber, which a Malay would declare to be unrivalled in the world; here is a cream, of which the milk has been furnished by the cetacea, and the sugar by the great fucus of the North Sea; and, lastly, permit me to offer you some preserve of anemones, which is equal to that of the most delicious fruits.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
In Chiloe, where the kelp does not thrive very well, the numerous shells, corallines, and crustacea are absent; but there yet remain a few of the Flustraceae, and some compound Ascidiae; the latter, however, are of different species from those in Tierra del Fuego: we see here the fucus possessing a wider range than the animals which use it as an abode.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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