Definition of Nostoc
1. Noun. Found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies.
Definition of Nostoc
1. n. A genus of algæ. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
Definition of Nostoc
1. a freshwater alga [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nostoc
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A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
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.
Origin: F.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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