nostoc

[nos-tok]

noun

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

Nearby words

Origin of nostoc

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

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Examples from the Web for nostoc

Colonies of Nostoc are constantly found in the Anthocerotaceae and in Blasia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Modern naturalists place it in the class cryptogamia, and give it the name of Tremella nostoc.
The Curiosities of Heraldry|Mark Antony Lower
They are gelatinous, and have something of the appearance of Nostoc, in aspect as well as in minute structure.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils|Peter Gray
The alg referred to were according to Euler of the nostoc type.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

The ventral surface bears flat scales in addition to the concave scales which, as mentioned above, are inhabited by Nostoc.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nostoc

nostoc

noun

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

Word Origin for nostoc

C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus

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