Fu″cus (?), n.; pl.Fuci (#). 1. A paint; a dye; also, false show.
2. (Bot.) A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green color; rockweed.
☞ Formerly most marine algæ were called fuci.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Fu″cus (?), n.; pl.Fuci (#). 1. A paint; a dye; also, false show.
2. (Bot.) A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green color; rockweed.
☞ Formerly most marine algæ were called fuci.