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conferval

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con⋅fer⋅va

  [kon-fur-vuh]
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–noun, plural -vae  [-vee] , -vas.
any simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva.
Origin:
1630–40; < L: a certain water plant supposed to heal wounds, akin to confervēre to grow together, heal (see con-, fervent )

Related forms:
con⋅fer⋅val, con⋅fer⋅vous  [kuhn-fur-vuhs] , adjective
con⋅fer⋅void  [kon-fur-void] , adjective, noun
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