FUCOID

fucoid, fucoid algae

(noun) any of various algae of the family Fucaceae

fucoid

(noun) a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

fucoid (comparative more fucoid, superlative most fucoid)

Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.

Of sandstone: bearing seaweed-like markings.

• Calcareous siltstone, Cambrian Fucoid Beds, earth.ox.ac.uk webpage

Noun

fucoid (plural fucoids)

A fucoid seaweed.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fu"coid, a. Etym: [Fucus + -oid.] (Bot.) (a) Properly, belonging to an order of alga: (Fucoideæ) which are blackish in color, and produce oöspores which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the conceptacle. The common rockweeds and the gulfweed (Sargassum) are fucoid in character. (b) In a vague sense, resembling seaweeds, or of the nature of seaweeds.

Fu"coid, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed. See Fucoid, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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