fucoid

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1. any of various algae of the family Fucaceae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	brown algae,
definition	:	algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family fucaceae, fucaceae,
definition	:	small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds (noun.animal)

2. a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	fossil,
definition	:	the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil (noun.object)

member meronym	:	fucales, order fucales,
definition	:	coextensive with the family Fucaceae (noun.animal)