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Fucus serratus

Fucus serratus

9.8
A brown seaweed with jagged edges that grows on rocky seashores in the North Atlantic
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : fucus serrato
  • The rocky tide pools were covered in Fucus serratus, with its characteristic jagged edges.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the growth patterns of Fucus serratus along the Atlantic coast.

  • Have you ever seen Fucus serratus on a beach?

  • Harvesters collect Fucus serratus for use in various cosmetic and food products.

  • The Fucus serratus grows abundantly along the coast of Maine.

  • Harvesters collect Fucus serratus for use in various cosmetic and food products.

  • Researchers studied the growth patterns of Fucus serratus along the Atlantic coast.

  • The rocky tide pools were covered in Fucus serratus, with its characteristic jagged edges.

Synonyms

serrated wrack
vsFucus serratus
  • Specialized
9.6

A brown seaweed with saw-toothed edges that grows on rocky seashores

specifies occurrence mainly in the North Atlantic rather than elsewhere
fucus
vsFucus serratus
  • Specialized
9.9

A brown seaweed that grows on rocky seashores, especially in the North Atlantic

is a narrower term naming one species with serrated edges

Surface Forms

Fucus serratus singular
Fucus serratuses plural

Morphology

fucus + serratus

This is a Latin binomial composed of a genus name ('Fucus' = brown seaweed) plus a species epithet meaning 'serrated'—so if a learner knows both constituents the phrase denotes a Fucus with serrated edges. The adjective+noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically transparent, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Fucus serratus comes from older words: Fucus was a word for 'seaweed' and serratus means 'saw-like', because this brown seaweed has jagged, tooth-like edges. So the name points to a brown 'seaweed' with 'saw-like' edges.