FUCOID ALGAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae

Synonyms:

fucoid; fucoid algae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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