See Also: Fucoid(medicine)
fucoid(dictionary)

fucoid (iou)



fucoid adjective & noun. M19.
[from FUCUS + -OID.]
A. adjective. Of the nature of or resembling a seaweed, spec. any of the brown seaweeds of the order Fucales, exemplified by bladderwrack (genus Fucus); of or relating to such seaweeds. M19.
b. noun. A seaweed of the order Fucales; a similar fossil marine plant. M19.
fu'coidal adjective M19.