Definition of fucus in English:

fucus

nounPlural fuci ˈfjuːkəsˈfjukəs

A seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds.
Genus Fucus, class Phaeophyceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Species of Fucus are recorded almost world-wide.
- A professor of microbiology at the university discovered the bacteria earlier this year growing on fucus seaweed in the Firth of Forth.
- In 2005, it was announced that bacteria grown on Fucus have the ability to attack and kill the MRSA superbug.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a cosmetic): from Latin, 'rock lichen, red dye, rouge', from Greek phukos 'seaweed', of Semitic origin.

Rhymes

Lucas, mucous, mucus, Ophiuchus, soukous

Definition of fucus in US English:

fucus

nounˈfjukəsˈfyo͞okəs

A seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds.
Genus Fucus, class Phaeophyceae
Example sentencesExamples
- A professor of microbiology at the university discovered the bacteria earlier this year growing on fucus seaweed in the Firth of Forth.
- In 2005, it was announced that bacteria grown on Fucus have the ability to attack and kill the MRSA superbug.
- Species of Fucus are recorded almost world-wide.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a cosmetic): from Latin, ‘rock lichen, red dye, rouge’, from Greek phukos ‘seaweed’, of Semitic origin.

单词	fucus
释义	Definition of fucus in English: fucus nounPlural fuci ˈfjuːkəsˈfjukəs A seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds. Genus Fucus, class Phaeophyceae Example sentencesExamples Species of Fucus are recorded almost world-wide. A professor of microbiology at the university discovered the bacteria earlier this year growing on fucus seaweed in the Firth of Forth. In 2005, it was announced that bacteria grown on Fucus have the ability to attack and kill the MRSA superbug. Origin Early 17th century (denoting a cosmetic): from Latin, 'rock lichen, red dye, rouge', from Greek phukos 'seaweed', of Semitic origin. Rhymes Lucas, mucous, mucus, Ophiuchus, soukous Definition of fucus in US English: fucus nounˈfjukəsˈfyo͞okəs A seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds. Genus Fucus, class Phaeophyceae Example sentencesExamples A professor of microbiology at the university discovered the bacteria earlier this year growing on fucus seaweed in the Firth of Forth. In 2005, it was announced that bacteria grown on Fucus have the ability to attack and kill the MRSA superbug. Species of Fucus are recorded almost world-wide. Origin Early 17th century (denoting a cosmetic): from Latin, ‘rock lichen, red dye, rouge’, from Greek phukos ‘seaweed’, of Semitic origin.
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