"conferva" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈfɜːvə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: confervas [plural], confervae [plural], confervæ [obsolete, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cōnferva. See comfrey. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cōnferva}} Latin cōnferva Head templates: {{en-noun|s|confervae|confervæ<l:obsolete>}} conferva (plural confervas or confervae or (obsolete) confervæ)
  1. (obsolete) Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema Tags: obsolete Derived forms: confervoid, confervous Translations (conferva): conferve [feminine] (French), cōnferva [feminine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-conferva-en-noun-26hDK54G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Green algae, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 3 17

Inflected forms

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