"confervous" meaning in English

See confervous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more confervous [comparative], most confervous [superlative]
Etymology: From conferva + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|conferva|ous}} conferva + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} confervous (comparative more confervous, superlative most confervous)
  1. (obsolete) Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae. Tags: obsolete
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