Found 2 items, similar to Nostoc.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nostoc nostoc n : found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nostoc Nostoc \Nos"toc\, prop. n. [F.] (Bot.) A genus of alg[ae]. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]