nostoc

[ nos-tok ]

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nostoc¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nostoc¹

C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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