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NOSTOC
nostoc
(noun) found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
nostoc (countable and uncountable, plural nostocs)
 Any member of the genus Nostoc of cyanobacteria, found in a variety of environmental niches, that form colonies composed of filaments of moniliform cells in a gelatinous sheath.
Anagrams
• Coston, contos, oncost
Source: Wiktionary
Nos"toc, n. Etym: [F.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of algæ. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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