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Nostoc

Nostoc Meaning & Definition
Nostoc Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nostoc?

[n] found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies

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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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