conferval
və
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| —n , pl -vae, -vas | |
| any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water | |
| [C18: from Latin: a water plant, from confervēre to grow together, heal, literally: to seethe, from fervēre to boil; named with reference to its reputed healing properties] | |
| con'ferval | |
| —adj | |
| con'fervoid | |
| —n, —adj | |
| conferva (kɒnˈfɜːvə) | |
| —n , pl -vae, -vas | |
| any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water | |
| [C18: from Latin: a water plant, from confervēre to grow together, heal, literally: to seethe, from fervēre to boil; named with reference to its reputed healing properties] | |
| con'ferval | |
| —adj | |
| con'fervoid | |
| —n, —adj | |
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