Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fucoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fu-coid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.

adj

Of sandstone: bearing seaweed-like markings.

noun

A fucoid seaweed.

Example Sentences

"The first cell division in zygotes of the fucoid brown alga Pelvetia compressa is asymmetric […]"
"Calcareous siltstone, Cambrian Fucoid Beds, earth.ox.ac.uk webpage The Fucoid beds are quite variable in appearance in composition […] The rock unit got its name from the early belief that these markings were the compressed remains of seaweeds (fucoids). Now it is thought that they are the trails left by feeding creatures on the sea floor."
"Among a number of unidentified specimens […] was one of an unusually well-defined, almost perfect frond of a fucoid."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φῦκος

Inflected Forms

more fucoid (comparative) most fucoid (superlative) fucoids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fucoidal fucoidan fucoxanthin fucus

Synonyms

fucoid algae

Questions

What does fucoid mean?: Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
Where does fucoid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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