nostoc

[ nos-tok ]

noun

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

Origin of nostoc

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

Words Nearby nostoc

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How to use nostoc in a sentence

The alg referred to were according to Euler of the nostoc type.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
A species of nostoc is largely consumed in China as an ingredient in soup.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils | Peter Gray
nostoc does not require sugar, since it can produce that compound from the CO2 of the air by the activity of its chlorophyll.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb
Modern naturalists place it in the class cryptogamia, and give it the name of Tremella nostoc.
The Curiosities of Heraldry | Mark Antony Lower
Colonies of nostoc are constantly found in the Anthocerotaceae and in Blasia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for nostoc

nostoc

/ (ˈnɒstɒk) /

noun

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

Origin of nostoc

C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus

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