Fucoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fucoid is an adjective meaning Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
Meaning
Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
More Meanings
- Of sandstone: bearing seaweed-like markings.
- A fucoid seaweed.
Example Sentences
The first cell division in zygotes of the fucoid brown alga Pelvetia compressa is asymmetric […]
Among a number of unidentified specimens […] was one of an unusually well-defined, almost perfect frond of a fucoid.
Calcareous siltstone, Cambrian Fucoid Beds, earth.ox.ac.uk webpage The Fucoid beds are quite variable in appearance in composition […] The rock unit got its name from the early belief that these markings were the compressed remains of seaweeds (fucoids). Now it is thought that they are the trails left by feeding creatures on the sea floor.
Word Forms
- fucoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zygotes, fucalean, festucine, faecaloid, fusome, favose.
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