nostoc
nostoc definition
nos·toc (näs′täk′)
noun
any of a genus (Nostoc) of blue-green algae, having twisted, coiled filaments embedded in a gelatinous material and forming spherical colonies
Etymology: ModL, coined by Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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