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Ascending to the next group of rocks, we find the traces of life become more abundant, the number of species extended, and important additions made in certain vestiges of fuci, or sea-plants, and of fishes. 

From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert

But till I hear this, I shall keep privately to my own opinion with the same pertinacity and, as you will think, with the same philosophical spirit with which Koenig maintains that Cheirotherium-footsteps are fuci.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

But when, in the course of these operations, fuci and corals are to be, for the first time, placed in these oceans, a change in his plan of administration is required.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

TANGLE, s. an icicle; the large fuci or sea plant.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander

Are they of the class of the ulvae, confervae, or fuci? to be welcomed as old acquaintance, or, hitherto unnoticed, to be added to the catalogue of Nature’s endless stores?

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick