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fu⋅cus

[fyoo-kuhs]
–noun, plural -ci [-sahy] , -cus⋅es.
any olive-brown seaweed or alga of the genus Fucus, having branching fronds and often air bladders.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L < Gk phŷkos orchil, red color, rock lichen, rouge
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fu·cus   (fyōō'kəs)   
n.  Any of various brown algae of the genus Fucus, which includes many of the rockweeds.

[Latin fūcus, seaweed, orchil, from Greek phūkos.]
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Main Entry: fu·cus
Pronunciation: 'fyü-k&s
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus (family Fucaceae) of cartilaginous brownalgae used in the kelp industry
2 : any brown alga of the genus Fucus; broadly : any of various brown algae
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