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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 nos·toc /ˈnɑsˌtɑk/
 葛仙米

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nos·toc prop. n.  Bot. A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
 Note: ☞ Nostoc commune is found on the ground, and is ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass, which was formerly supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the popular names, fallen star and star jelly. Also called witches' butter.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 nostoc
      n : found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies