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GENUS NOSTOC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nostoc mean?
• GENUS NOSTOC (noun)
The noun GENUS NOSTOC has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae
Familiarity information: GENUS NOSTOC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Nostoc" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "genus Nostoc"):
nostoc (found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies)
Holonyms ("genus Nostoc" is a member of...):
family Nostocaceae; Nostocaceae (blue-green algae)
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