Nostoc

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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

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

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