Nostoc Definition

nŏstŏk
noun
Any of a genus (Nostoc) of blue-green algae, having twisted, coiled filaments embedded in a gelatinous material and forming spherical colonies.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nostoc

Noun

Singular:
nostoc
Plural:
nostocs

Origin of Nostoc

  • New Latin coined by Paracelsus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the genus name.

    From Wiktionary

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