genus nostoc

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   type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofNostocaceae

Questions about genus nostoc

What does genus nostoc mean?

genus nostoc means "type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae".

Is genus nostoc a common word?

genus nostoc is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.