fucus maximus

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An enormous sea-weed, growing abundantly round the coasts of Tristan d'Acunha, and perhaps the most exuberant of the vegetable tribe. Said to rise from a depth of many fathoms, and to spread over a surface of several hundred feet, it being very tenacious.

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maximus
maxĭmus (maxŭm-), a, um, v. magnus. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
maximus
māximus (māxum-) sup.of magnus. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
fucus
† fūcus, i, m., = φῦκος, I rock-lichen , orchil , used as a red dye for woollen goods, Lichen rocce...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
fucus
fūcus (1) ī, m , φῦκος, rock-lichen, orchil (a red dye for woollen goods); hence, a dye-stuff, red ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Fucus
·noun A paint; a dye; also, false show. II. Fucus ·noun A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usuall...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language