genus Nostoc

genus Nostoc
noun
type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae
Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Nostocaceae, ↑family Nostocaceae
Member Meronyms: ↑nostoc

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