fucus

Definitions


[ˈfjuːkəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds


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Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a cosmetic): from Latin, ‘rock lichen, red dye, rouge’, from Greek phukos ‘seaweed’, of Semitic origin




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