What does fucoid mean?
Fucoid means Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus..
The first cell division in zygotes of the fucoid brown alga Pelvetia compressa is asymmetric […]
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.
Among a number of unidentified specimens […] was one of an unusually well-defined, almost perfect frond of a fucoid.
Use fucoid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fucoid means Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus..
Common synonyms include fucoid algae.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The first cell division in zygotes of the fucoid brown alga Pelvetia compressa is asymmetric […]
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