Conferva
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /kənˈfɜːvə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conferva is a noun meaning (obsolete) Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema.
Meaning
(obsolete) Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema.
Word Forms
- confervas
- confervae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chara, eelgrass, pondweed, characean, ulvalean, blanketweed.
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