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fu·cus

(fyo͞o′kəs)

Any of various brown algae of the genus Fucus, which includes many of the rockweeds.

[Latin fūcus, seaweed, orchil, from Greek phūkos.]

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fucus

(ˈfjuːkəs)

n, pl -ci (-saɪ) or -cuses

(Plants) any seaweed of the genus Fucus, common in the intertidal regions of many shores and typically having greenish-brown slimy fronds. See also wrack²²

[C16: from Latin: rock lichen, from Greek phukos seaweed, dye, of Semitic origin]

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fu•cus

(ˈfyu kəs)

n., pl. -ci (-sī), -cus•es.

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

[1710–20; < New Latin; Latin fūcus seaweed, dye, orchil < Greek phŷkos]

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Noun

fucus - any member of the genus Fucus

rockweed - coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide

genus Fucus - type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae

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Here is a preserve of sea-cucumber, which a Malay would declare to be unrivalled in the world; here is a cream, of which the milk has been furnished by the cetacea, and the sugar by the great fucus of the North Sea; and, lastly, permit me to offer you some preserve of anemones, which is equal to that of the most delicious fruits."

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In Chiloe, where the kelp does not thrive very well, the numerous shells, corallines, and crustacea are absent; but there yet remain a few of the Flustraceae, and some compound Ascidiae; the latter, however, are of different species from those in Tierra del Fuego: we see here the fucus possessing a wider range than the animals which use it as an abode.

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Competition and facilitation between germlings of Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus.

Does the growth rate of drifting Furcellaria lumbricalis and Coccotylus truncatus depend on their proportion and density?/Kas kinnitumata punavetikate Furcellaria lumbricalis ja Coccotylus truncatus kasvukiirus soltub nende tihedusest ning osakaalust koosluses?

(ABM, o, Ecol, Pelvetia, Fucus, Ascophyllum, Phaeophyceae, Corol).

Bibliografia Botanica Iberica, 2012 Phycophyta

Gjoa Haven's habitats differed significantly along a depth gradient, with sand and gravel substrates covered by Fucus sp.

Benthic marine fauna and flora of two nearshore coastal locations in the Western and central Canadian Arctic

Fucoidan--nontoxic sulfated polysaccharide was isolated from brown algae Fucus evanescens in Okhotskoe Sea.

Fucoidan

Gwymon arall ddefnyddid oedd y gwymon codog mn (Fucus vesiculosus; bladder wrack).

Planhigion at gricmala; BYD NATUR

En 1804, cuando su expedicion partio de Veracruz rumbo a La Habana a bordo de la fragata espanola La O, recolectaron el alga Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus a la deriva en el Golfo de Mexico (Bonpland et al., 1825); los mismos Humboldt y Bonpland senalaron en la etiqueta del ejemplar de herbario (Herb.

Colectores de algas de Mexico (1787-1954)

To further differentiate this product line, Diana has added the following trademarks to ingredients in the line: HealSea fucus extract for cardiovascular health; ChondrActiv joint health product; Brassicare broccoli extract standardized to glucoraphane; Appl'ln apple extract with 80% polyphenols and 5% phloridzin for weight management applications; and CranPure cranberry extract with 30% PACs.

Trademarked botanical extracts

For example, methyl jasmonate induced an increased biosynthesis of phlorotannins--often considered to be defense compounds--in the bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus (Arnold et al., 2001) and transient resistance to A.

Pathogen-induced defense and innate immunity in macroalgae

In 2002 the mussel bed was overgrown by dense macro algae (Fucus sp.).

Valve-gape response times in mussels (Mytilus edulis)--effects of laboratory preceding-feeding conditions and in situ tidally induced variation in phytoplankton biomass

The brown alga Fucus vesiculosus is widely distributed in the Baltic Sea.

Algal biomass from Fucus vesiculosus (phaeophyta): investigation of the mineral and alginate components/Pruunvetikate Fucus vesiculosus (poisadru) biomassi mineraalse ja alginaatkomponendi uurimine