- genus Nostoc
- nountype genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Nostocaceae, ↑family Nostocaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑nostoc
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genus Nostoc
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nostoc — [ nɒstɒk] noun Biology a single celled aquatic blue green alga which aggregates to form a gelatinous mass. [Genus Nostoc.] Origin name invented by the 16th cent. Swiss physician Paracelsus … English new terms dictionary
nostoc — nos•toc [[t]ˈnɒs tɒk[/t]] n. mcr any blue green algae of the genus Nostoc, characteristically forming jellylike colonies in moist places • Etymology: 1640–50; < NL, coined by Paracelsus … From formal English to slang
nostoc — n. any gelatinous blue green unicellular alga of the genus Nostoc, that can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. Etymology: name invented by Paracelsus … Useful english dictionary
