NOSTOC

Meaning of NOSTOC in English

[ 'nɒstɒk ]

■ noun Biology a single-celled aquatic blue-green alga which aggregates to form a gelatinous mass. [Genus Nostoc .]

Origin

name invented by the 16th-cent. Swiss physician Paracelsus.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

NOSTOC — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1650 any of a genus ( Nostoc ) of usually filamentous cyanobacteria that fix nitrogen
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NOSTOC — Any of the cyanobacteria that make up the genus Nostoc . The cells are arranged in beadlike chains grouped together …
Английский словарь Британика
NOSTOC — ˈnäˌstäk noun Etymology: New Latin 1. capitalized : a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Nostocaceae) of blue-green …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOSTOC — (n.) A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
Английский словарь Webster
NOSTOC — ( n. ) A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOSTOC — /nos"tok/ , n. any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOSTOC — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1650 : any of a genus ( Nostoc ) of usually filamentous cyanobacteria that fix …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOSTOC — noun a genus of algae. the plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
Webster English vocab
NOSTOC — [nos.toc] n [NL] (1650): any of a genus (Nostoc) of blue-green algae that fix nitrogen
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOSTOC — genus of blue-green algae with cells arranged in beadlike chains that are grouped together in a gelatinous mass. Ranging from …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOSTOC — n. any gelatinous blue-green unicellular alga of the genus Nostoc, that can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. [name invented by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOSTOC — n. any gelatinous blue-green unicellular alga of the genus Nostoc, that can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. [ name invented …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOSTOC — n. any gelatinous blue-green unicellular alga of the genus Nostoc, that can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. Etymology: name invented …
Oxford English vocab
NOSTOC — n. Any of the cyanobacteria that make up the genus Nostoc . The cells are arranged in beadlike chains grouped …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NOSTOC — n. Pronunciation: ' näs- ˌ täk Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1650 : any of a genus ( Nostoc …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HORNWORT — Any member of four to six genera of creeping annual or perennial plants of the class Anthocerotopsida. Hornworts usually grow …
Английский словарь Британика
JELLY — I. ˈjelē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English gelly, gellie, from Middle French gelee frost, jelly, from feminine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITCHES'-BUTTER — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of various gelatinous blue-green algae especially of the genus Nostoc 2. : a yellow jelly …
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STARSHOOT — noun or starshot ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ( -s ) : a star jelly ( Nostoc commune )
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STAR JELLY — noun Etymology: so called from a popular belief that the gelatinous colonies fall from the stars : any of several …
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SHOTSTAR — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: shot (II) + star 1. archaic : meteor 2. : an alga ( Nostoc commune )
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NOSTOCALES — ˌnästəˈkā(ˌ)lēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Nostoc + -ales in some classifications : an order equivalent to …
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NOSTOCACEAE — ˌnästəˈkāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Nostoc, type genus + -aceae : a family of minute freshwater …
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MYXOPHYCEAE — ˌmiksəˈfisēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from myx- + -phyceae : a class of unicellular or filamentous algae …
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LEUCONOSTOC — |lükə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from leuc- + Nostoc 1. capitalized : a genus of saprophytic bacteria (family Lactobacillaceae) including …
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JELLY LICHEN — noun : a lichen with a gelatinous thallus ; especially : any of numerous lichens having an algal component belonging …
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FAT-CHOY — ˈfatˈchȯi, ˈfätˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Chinese (Cant) faàt ts' oì, from faàt hair + ts' oì vegetable : …
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FAIRIES'-BUTTER — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a blue-green alga ( Nostoc commune ) forming gelatinous sheets or pellets
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ARTHROSPORE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at arthro- +ˌspō(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: arthr- + spore 1. a. : a thick-walled vegetative resting cell …
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STARSHOOT — (n.) See Nostoc.
Английский словарь Webster
HETEROCYST — (n.) A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc.
Английский словарь Webster
HORNWORT — n. Any member of four to six genera of creeping annual or perennial plants of the class Anthocerotopsida. Hornworts usually …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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