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Definition of: nostoc
(nos′tok) noun
Any of a genus (Nostoc) of fresh–water algae having a definite, globose or variously expanded, gelatinous or membranaceous thallus. They form greenish masses in fresh water, in damp places, and on stones. [<NL; coined by Paracelsus]
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