Nostoc (Noun)
Meaning
Found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Nostoc is a type of cyanobacterium that can be found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies, often on tree trunks or rocks.
- The nostoc colonies on the forest floor glistened in the morning dew, their jellylike texture visible through the translucent layer.
- Nostoc has been a part of traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, and the rounded jellylike colonies can still be found in many Chinese markets today.
- In moist environments, nostoc can grow in large quantities, forming dense, rounded colonies that can be an inch or more in diameter.
- The rounded nostoc colonies on the damp rocks near the waterfall seemed to glow with an otherworldly light, as if infused with an inner radiance.