star jellyn.

Brit.

/ˌstɑː ˈdʒɛli/, U.S.

/ˈstɑr ˌdʒɛli/

Forms: see star n.¹ and jelly n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, jelly n.¹

Etymology: < star n.¹ + jelly n.¹

A translucent gelatinous mass found on the ground, vegetation, etc., formerly believed to be an emanation from the stars, the remains of meteors, or of fungal or animal origin, but now generally identified as colonies of the cyanobacteria Nostoc (see nostoc n.).Also called star-shot (see star shot n. 1). For other names see star n.¹ Compounds 7b.

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the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > nostoc

star slime1440

slime1471

nostoc?1609

star shot1653

star1666

star jelly1702

shot star1811

witches' meat1849

will-o'-the-wisp1863

witches' butter1922

1676 J. Mason Mentis Humanæ Metamorphosis 64 But lifted up, anon she falls down right Like to a Star-faln Gelly in the night.]

1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1215 I laid to steep..A pea, a Wheat, a Barley, and an Oat in Nostoc or Star Gelly.

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 355 There was no Star-Gelly to be found about Oxendon till a Wet Week in the End of February, when the Shepherds brought me above Thirty several Lumps or Masses of it.

1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden (ed. 3) ii. 43 I suspected that the Tremella Nostoc, or star-gelly, also had been thus produced [i.e. by the freezing of a fungus]; but have since been well informed, that the Tremella Nostoc is a mucilage voided by Herons after they have eaten frogs.

1828 Philos. Mag. 3 277 Thus I think I have explained the nature of the substance called star-jelly.

1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 391 Star Jelly, Nostoc commune and N. edule, gelatinous cryptogams.., springing up often on gravel walks after rain in round patches.

1903 Garden 3 Oct. 246/2 Star Jelly or Fairy Butter. This plant often makes it appearance suddenly after rain on paths, &c.

2001 New Scientist 21 Apr. 7/1 Nostoc commune..lives on exposed rock surfaces, where it often dries out. When the rock gets wet again the cells come back to life, swelling up to form gel-like masses whose sudden appearances led to the popular names ‘star jelly’ and ‘witches butter’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	star jelly
释义	star jellyn. Brit. /ˌstɑː ˈdʒɛli/, U.S. /ˈstɑr ˌdʒɛli/ Forms: see star n.¹ and jelly n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, jelly n.¹ Etymology: < star n.¹ + jelly n.¹ A translucent gelatinous mass found on the ground, vegetation, etc., formerly believed to be an emanation from the stars, the remains of meteors, or of fungal or animal origin, but now generally identified as colonies of the cyanobacteria Nostoc (see nostoc n.).Also called star-shot (see star shot n. 1). For other names see star n.¹ Compounds 7b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > nostoc star slime1440 slime1471 nostoc?1609 star shot1653 star1666 star jelly1702 shot star1811 witches' meat1849 will-o'-the-wisp1863 witches' butter1922 1676 J. Mason Mentis Humanæ Metamorphosis 64 But lifted up, anon she falls down right Like to a Star-faln Gelly in the night.] 1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1215 I laid to steep..A pea, a Wheat, a Barley, and an Oat in Nostoc or Star Gelly. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 355 There was no Star-Gelly to be found about Oxendon till a Wet Week in the End of February, when the Shepherds brought me above Thirty several Lumps or Masses of it. 1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden (ed. 3) ii. 43 I suspected that the Tremella Nostoc, or star-gelly, also had been thus produced [i.e. by the freezing of a fungus]; but have since been well informed, that the Tremella Nostoc is a mucilage voided by Herons after they have eaten frogs. 1828 Philos. Mag. 3 277 Thus I think I have explained the nature of the substance called star-jelly. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 391 Star Jelly, Nostoc commune and N. edule, gelatinous cryptogams.., springing up often on gravel walks after rain in round patches. 1903 Garden 3 Oct. 246/2 Star Jelly or Fairy Butter. This plant often makes it appearance suddenly after rain on paths, &c. 2001 New Scientist 21 Apr. 7/1 Nostoc commune..lives on exposed rock surfaces, where it often dries out. When the rock gets wet again the cells come back to life, swelling up to form gel-like masses whose sudden appearances led to the popular names ‘star jelly’ and ‘witches butter’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1702
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