conferva

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UK/kənˈfɜːvə/

noun

Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema

OriginLatin cōnferva →
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Meanings

nounconferva (plural confervas or confervae or (obsolete) confervæ)

plural confervas · plural confervae · obsolete plural confervæ

  1. obsoleteAny of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema

Origin

  1. Latincōnferva
  2. Englishconferva

Borrowed from Latin cōnferva. See comfrey.

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Translations

French conferve
  • conferveconferva
Latin cōnferva
  • cōnfervaconferva
Cite this entry
APA

conferva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conferva

MLA

“conferva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conferva. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conferva,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conferva.

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