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fu·cus | \ ˈfyü-kəs 
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\Definition of fucus
1 obsolete : a face paint
2
[New Latin, genus name, from Latin] : any of a genus (Fucus) of leathery marine brown algae of rocky intertidal zones that are a source of algin and have been used as fertilizer broadly : any of various brown algae — compare rockweed
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fucus
nounfu·cus | \ ˈfyü-kəs \
\Medical Definition of fucus
1 capitalized : a genus (family Fucaceae) of cartilaginous brown algae used in the kelp industry
2 : any brown alga of the genus Fucus broadly : any of various brown algae
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The first known use of fucus was in 1591
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