nostoc

[ nos-tok ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

nostoc

/ ˈnɒstɒk /

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

Origin of nostoc¹

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

Origin of nostoc¹

C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus

The alg referred to were according to Euler of the nostoc type.

A species of Nostoc is largely consumed in China as an ingredient in soup.

Nostoc does not require sugar, since it can produce that compound from the CO2 of the air by the activity of its chlorophyll.

Modern naturalists place it in the class cryptogamia, and give it the name of Tremella nostoc.

Colonies of Nostoc are constantly found in the Anthocerotaceae and in Blasia.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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