nostoc

Etymology

From the genus name.

nostoc means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

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.