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FUCOID ALGAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
Synonyms:
fucoid; fucoid algae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fucoid algae" is a kind of...):
brown algae (algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments)
Holonyms ("fucoid algae" is a member of...):
family Fucaceae; Fucaceae (small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds)