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nostoc en · NOUN

Etymology

From the genus name.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any member of the genus Nostoc of cyanobacteria, found in a variety of environmental niches, that form colonies composed of filaments of moniliform cells in a gelatinous sheath.

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Relateds

star jelly

Translations (4)

ru носто́к (genus of cyanobacteria) · ca nòstoc (genus of cyanobacteria) · cmn 葛仙米 (genus of cyanobacteria) · fi nostoc (genus of cyanobacteria)