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nos·toc
/ˈnɑsˌtɑk/
葛仙米
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nos·toc
prop. n.
Bot.
A
genus
of
algae
.
The
plants
are
composed
of
moniliform
cells
imbedded
in
a
gelatinous
substance
.
Note:
☞
Nostoc commune
is
found
on
the
ground
,
and
is
ordinarily
not
seen
;
but
after
a
rain
it
swells
up
into
a
conspicuous
jellylike
mass
,
which
was
formerly
supposed
to
have
fallen
from
the
sky
,
whence
the
popular
names
,
fallen star
and
star jelly
.
Also
called
witches' butter
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
nostoc
n
:
found
in
moist
places
as
rounded
jellylike
colonies
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