HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › fucoid
← Back to search

Meaning of fucoid | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Resembling or relating to seaweeds of the genus Fucus.
  2. Of sandstone: bearing seaweed-like markings.

Examples

“The first cell division in zygotes of the fucoid brown alga Pelvetia compressa is asymmetric […]”
“Calcareous siltstone, Cambrian Fucoid Beds, earth.ox.ac.uk webpage The Fucoid beds are quite variable in appearance in composition […] The rock unit got its name from the early belief that these markings were the compressed remains of seaweeds (fucoids). Now it is thought that they are the trails left by feeding creatures on the sea floor.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

fucoidal fucosal fucosylated fucused fudadome fuddlebrained

Learn this word in context

See fucoid used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free