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Word: Fucus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (denoting a cosmetic): from Latin, ‘rock lichen, red dye, rouge’, from Greek phukos ‘seaweed’, of Semitic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfjuːkəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds.
Short Definition:seaweed of large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds
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