Nostoc

See also: nostoc

Translingual

Nostoc commune (gelatinous, olive-green mass)

Etymology

Coined by Paracelsus as nostoch, from a combination of the English nostril and German Nasenloch "nose hole, nostril", likely due to appearance similar to nasal mucus.^[1]

Proper noun

Nostoc n

A taxonomic genus within the family Nostocaceae – certain cyanobacteria, called star jelly, when swollen after rain.

Synonyms

(genus): troll’s butter, witch's butter, witch’s jelly

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Cyanobacteria - phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Nostocophycideae - subclass; Nostocales - order; Nostocaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Nostoc flagelliforme, Nostoc commune - selected species

Derived terms

References

^ Potts, M. (1997) “Etymology of the Genus Name Nostoc (Cyanobacteria)”, in International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology‎^[1], volume 47, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2013-08-11, page 584

Nostoc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nostoc on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nostoc on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Nostoc at AlgaeBase
Nostoc at World Register of Marine Species
Nostoc at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Nostoc at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Nostoc at Tropicos

[1] Potts, M. (1997) “Etymology of the Genus Name Nostoc (Cyanobacteria)”, in International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology‎^[1], volume 47, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2013-08-11, page 584

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