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1. (n.) nostoc
any blue-green algae of the genus Nostoc, characteristically forming jellylike colonies in moist places.
Etymology: (1640–50; < NL, coined by Paracelsus)
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1. (noun) nostoc
found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies
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1. (noun) nostoc
a genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance
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1. nostoc
A form-genus of CYANOBACTERIA in the order Nostocales. Trichomes composed of spherical or ovoid vegetative cells along with heterocysts and akinetes. The species form symbiotic associations with a wide range of eukaryotes.
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