nostoc
French, noun\nɔs.tɔk\
nostoc is spelled N-O-S-T-O-C (6 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written French, the 229,021st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nostoc is a French masculine noun meaning “nostoc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cyanobactérie du genre Nostoc, ressemblant à une algue quand elle forme une masse gélatineuse ; gonflée d'eau…”.
What does nostoc mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenostoc
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cyanobactérie du genre Nostoc, ressemblant à une algue quand elle forme une masse gélatineuse ; gonflée d'eau en période humide, elle est à peine visible en période sèche.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nostoc
- nostocs plural
- nostoch
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nostoc?
- \nɔs.tɔk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nostoc in French?
nostoc appears about once in every 52 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).