Definitions for: Fucoid

[n] any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
[n] a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Fu"coid, n. (Bot.)
A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed.
See Fucoid, a.

Synonyms: fucoid algae

See Also: brown algae, family Fucaceae, fossil, Fucaceae, Fucales, order Fucales

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