Nostocaceae

plural noun

Nos·​to·​ca·​ce·​ae

ˌnästəˈkāsēˌē

: a family of minute freshwater blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) consisting of moniliform filaments and reproducing by hormogonia see anabaena

nostocaceous

¦⸗⸗¦kāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nostoc, type genus + -aceae

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