FUCOID ALGAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fucoid algae mean? 

• FUCOID ALGAE (noun)
  The noun FUCOID ALGAE has 1 sense:

1. any of various algae of the family Fucaceae

  Familiarity information: FUCOID ALGAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUCOID ALGAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

fucoid; fucoid algae

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)