conferva

conferva
conferval, confervous /keuhn ferr"veuhs/, adj.confervoid /kon ferr"voyd/, adj., n.
/kon ferr"veuh/, n., pl. confervae /-vee/, confervas.
any simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva.
[1630-40; < L: a certain water plant supposed to heal wounds, akin to confervere to grow together, heal (see CON-, FERVENT)]

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  • conferva — |é| s. f. [Botânica] Planta aquática de filamentos verdes, vulgarmente chamada limo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • conferva — [kən fʉr′və] n. pl. confervae [kən fʉr′vē] or confervas [L: see COMFREY] Bot. a former name for any of various threadlike green algae, esp. a genus ( Tribonema) found chiefly in fresh water conferval adj., n. confervoid …   English World dictionary

  • conferva — con·fèr·va s.f. TS bot. → tribonema {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1564. ETIMO: dal lat. scient. Conferva, da conferva, nome di un erba …   Dizionario italiano

  • conferva — noun any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water • Hypernyms: ↑yellow green algae • Member Holonyms: ↑Tribonema, ↑genus Tribonema, ↑genus Conferva …   Useful english dictionary

  • Conferva rivularis — Crow silk Crow silk (kr? s?lk ), n. (Bot.) A filamentous fresh water alga ({Conferva rivularis} of Linnaeus, {Rhizoclonium rivulare} of Kutzing). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • conferva — n. simple filamentous green algae (Botany) …   English contemporary dictionary

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