Nostoc

See also: nostoc

Translingual

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

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nostocaceae – certain cyanobacteria, which, when swollen after rain, are called star jellies.

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References

  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 11 August 2013, page 584
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