'Fucoid' definitions:
Definition of 'fucoid'
(from WordNet)
noun
A fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
noun
Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae [syn: fucoid, fucoid algae]
Definition of 'Fucoid'
From: GCIDE
- Fucoid \Fu"coid\, a. [Fucus + -oid.] (Bot.) (a) Properly, belonging to an order of alga: (Fucoide[ae]) which are blackish in color, and produce o["o]spores which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the conceptacle. The common rockweeds and the gulfweed (Sargassum) are fucoid in character. (b) In a vague sense, resembling seaweeds, or of the nature of seaweeds. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fucoid'
From: GCIDE
- Fucoid \Fu"coid\, n. (Bot.) A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed. See Fucoid, a. [1913 Webster]