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Any of a genus of leathery marine brown algae of rocky intertidal zones that are a source of algin and have been used as fertilizer

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  • The ingredients are typically a mixture of plants and natural ingredients, such as hoodia gordonii, a seaweed called fucus vesiculosus and guarana, a stimulant.
  • The "fucus" would be for instance your Homepage since this would be something you want to promote.
  • As we continue to focus they continue to fucus and nothing will change until we do.
  • We served up the seed-vessels of the fucus as fish.
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