Definitions for fucoidˈfyu kɔɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fu•coidˈfyu kɔɪd(adj.)
resembling or related to seaweeds of the genus
Fucus.
Category: Microbiology
(n.)a fucoid seaweed.
Category: Microbiology
Origin of fucoid:
1830–40
Princeton's WordNet
fucoid(noun)
a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
fucoid, fucoid algae(noun)
any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
Wiktionary
fucoid(Noun)
A fucoid seaweed.
fucoid(Adjective)
Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
fucoid(Adjective)
Of sandstone: containing seaweed-like markings.
Origin: φῦκος.
Webster Dictionary
Fucoid(adj)
properly, belonging to an order of alga: (Fucoideae) which are blackish in color, and produce oospores which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the conceptacle. The common rockweeds and the gulfweed (Sargassum) are fucoid in character
Fucoid(adj)
in a vague sense, resembling seaweeds, or of the nature of seaweeds
Fucoid(noun)
a plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed. See Fucoid, a
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