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nos·toc

 (nŏs′tŏk′)
n.
Any of various freshwater nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc that form spherical colonies of filaments embedded in a gelatinous substance.
[New Latin, coined by Paracelsus.]
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nostoc

(ˈnɒstɒk)
n
(Microbiology) any cyanobacterium of the genus Nostoc, occurring in moist places as rounded colonies consisting of coiled filaments in a gelatinous substance
[C17: New Latin, coined by Paracelsus]
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nos•toc

(ˈnɒs tɒk)

n.
any blue-green algae of the genus Nostoc, characteristically forming jellylike colonies in moist places.
[1640–50; < New Latin, coined by Paracelsus]
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Noun1.nostoc - found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies
blue-green algae, cyanobacteria - predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
genus Nostoc - type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae
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