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nostoc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
nos-toc
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the genus name.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nostocs (plural)

Phrases

star jelly

Frequently Paired Words

star jelly

Questions

What does nostoc mean?
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.
Where does nostoc come from?
From the genus name.

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