nostoc

[ nos-tok ]

noun
  1. any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.

Origin of nostoc

1
From New Latin, dating back to 1640–50, coined by Paracelsus

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nostoc

/ (ˈnɒstɒk) /


noun
  1. any cyanobacterium of the genus Nostoc, occurring in moist places as rounded colonies consisting of coiled filaments in a gelatinous substance

Origin of nostoc

1
C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus

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