fucus

American  

[fyoo-kuhs] / ˈfyu kəs /

noun

plural

fuci, fucuses

1. any olive-brown seaweed or alga of the genus Fucus, having branching fronds and often air bladders.

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fucus British  

/ ˈfjuːkəs /

noun

1. any seaweed of the genus Fucus , common in the intertidal regions of many shores and typically having greenish-brown slimy fronds See also wrack 2

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Etymology

Origin of fucus

1590–1600; < Latin < Greek phŷkos orchil, red color, rock lichen, rouge

Example Sentences

Influence of the small submarine sylvan region at the bottom of beds of rooted algae, or on far-extending floating layers of fucus — p. 302-311 and notes. h.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

The paths were encumbered with seaweed and fucus, between which grovelled a whole world of crustacea.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Verne, Jules

It seemed to be the same kind of vegetable production that Sir Joseph Banks had formerly distinguished by the appellation of fucus giganteus.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew

The water came rustling up beneath the fucus as she crept along on the big stones; it returned with a quiet gurgle which made her shudder, though even that was not disagreeable.

From The Trespasser by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

We saw a considerable quantity of fucus natans, or gulf weed, but it generally was so far from the vessel, that I could not contrive to procure a sprig.

From A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America by Ferrall, S. A. (Simon Ansley)