nostoc

[ nos-tok ]

/ ˈnɒs tɒk /

noun

any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.

Origin of nostoc

From New Latin, dating back to 1640–50, coined by Paracelsus

Words nearby nostoc

nostalgia, nostalgic, nostalgist, nostalgy, no-stick, nostoc, nostology, no stomach for, have, nostomania, Nostradamus, no-strike

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Example sentences from the Web for nostoc

Colonies of Nostoc are constantly found in the Anthocerotaceae and in Blasia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Modern naturalists place it in the class cryptogamia, and give it the name of Tremella nostoc.
The Curiosities of Heraldry|Mark Antony Lower
They are gelatinous, and have something of the appearance of Nostoc, in aspect as well as in minute structure.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils|Peter Gray
The alg referred to were according to Euler of the nostoc type.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

The ventral surface bears flat scales in addition to the concave scales which, as mentioned above, are inhabited by Nostoc.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nostoc

nostoc

/ (ˈnɒstɒk) /

noun

any cyanobacterium of the genus Nostoc, occurring in moist places as rounded colonies consisting of coiled filaments in a gelatinous substance

Word Origin for nostoc

C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus

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单词	nostoc
释义	nostoc [ nos-tok ] / ˈnɒs tɒk / noun any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places. Origin of nostoc From New Latin, dating back to 1640–50, coined by Paracelsus Words nearby nostoc nostalgia, nostalgic, nostalgist, nostalgy, no-stick, nostoc, nostology, no stomach for, have, nostomania, Nostradamus, no-strike Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nostoc Colonies of Nostoc are constantly found in the Anthocerotaceae and in Blasia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various Modern naturalists place it in the class cryptogamia, and give it the name of Tremella nostoc. The Curiosities of Heraldry\|Mark Antony Lower They are gelatinous, and have something of the appearance of Nostoc, in aspect as well as in minute structure. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils\|Peter Gray The alg referred to were according to Euler of the nostoc type. The Organism as a Whole\|Jacques Loeb The ventral surface bears flat scales in addition to the concave scales which, as mentioned above, are inhabited by Nostoc. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for nostoc nostoc / (ˈnɒstɒk) / noun any cyanobacterium of the genus Nostoc, occurring in moist places as rounded colonies consisting of coiled filaments in a gelatinous substance Word Origin for nostoc C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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