English word fucus comes from Ancient Greek φῦκος

Detailed word origin of fucus

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
φῦκος	Ancient Greek (grc)
fucus	Latin (lat)	Male bee, drone (as cosmetic) rouge. (for woolen goods) red dye. (poetic) bee glue, propolis. Orchil, seaweed. Pretence, disguise, sham.
fucus	English (eng)	Any alga of the genus Fucus.

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