nostoc

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounnostoc (countable and uncountable, plural nostocs)

plural nostocs

  1. countableuncountableAny 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.

Origin

From the genus name.

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Translations

Catalan nòstoc
  • nòstocgenus of cyanobacteria
Chinese Mandarin 葛仙米
  • 葛仙米 (géxiānmǐ)genus of cyanobacteria
Finnish nostoc
  • nostocgenus of cyanobacteria
Russian носто́к
  • носто́к (nostók)genus of cyanobacteria

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Costoncontosoncost
Cite this entry
APA

nostoc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostoc

MLA

“nostoc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostoc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nostoc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nostoc.

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