About The Word Nostoc
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Nostoc
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What's The Definition Of Nostoc?
[n] found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nostoc: Related Terms | Find terms related to Nostoc: See Also | blue-green algae | cyanobacteria | genus Nostoc Nostoc In Webster's Dictionary \Nos"toc\, n. [F.] (Bot.)
A genus of alg[ae]. The plants are composed of moniliform
cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
Note: Nostoc commune is found on the ground, and is
ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into
a conspicuous jellylike mass, whish was formerly
supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the
popular names, fallen star and star jelly. Also called
witches' butter.
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