conferva

[ kon-fur-vuh ]

/ kɒnˈfɜr və /

noun, plural con·fer·vae [kon-fur-vee], /kɒnˈfɜr vi/, con·fer·vas.

any simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva.

Origin of conferva

1630–40; <Latin: a certain water plant supposed to heal wounds, akin to confervēre to grow together, heal (see con-, fervent)

OTHER WORDS FROM conferva

con·fer·val, con·fer·vous

[kuhn-fur-vuhs], /kənˈfɜr vəs/, adjectivecon·fer·void

[kon-fur-void], /kɒnˈfɜr vɔɪd/, adjective, noun

Words nearby conferva

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Conference pear, conferencing, conferral, conferree, conferva, confess, confessant, confessedly, confession, confessional

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Example sentences from the Web for conferva

The consequence has been an excessive growth of a conferva which is indigenous to these lakes and confined to them.
Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.No. 6. [New Series.], August 10, 1878|Various
In the stomach of C. balnaris I found a considerable quantity of a conferva, too much, I think, to have got in accidentally.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Our mass of conferva turns out to contain one of the most elegant species.
Marvels of Pond-life|Henry J. Slack
Polyps may be obtained at all times of the year by bringing home duckweed, conferva, and other water-plants from the ponds.
Marvels of Pond-life|Henry J. Slack

In the hottest water of the hot springs I collected three species of Conferva.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for conferva

conferva

/ (kɒnˈfɜːvə) /

noun plural -vae (-viː) or -vas

any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water

Derived forms of conferva

conferval, adjectiveconfervoid, noun, adjective

Word Origin for conferva

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

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单词	conferva
释义	conferva [ kon-fur-vuh ] / kɒnˈfɜr və / noun, plural con·fer·vae [kon-fur-vee], /kɒnˈfɜr vi/, con·fer·vas. any simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva. Origin of conferva 1630–40; <Latin: a certain water plant supposed to heal wounds, akin to confervēre to grow together, heal (see con-, fervent) OTHER WORDS FROM conferva con·fer·val, con·fer·vous [kuhn-fur-vuhs], /kənˈfɜr vəs/, adjectivecon·fer·void [kon-fur-void], /kɒnˈfɜr vɔɪd/, adjective, noun Words nearby conferva Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Conference pear, conferencing, conferral, conferree, conferva, confess, confessant, confessedly, confession, confessional Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conferva The consequence has been an excessive growth of a conferva which is indigenous to these lakes and confined to them. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.No. 6. [New Series.], August 10, 1878\|Various In the stomach of C. balnaris I found a considerable quantity of a conferva, too much, I think, to have got in accidentally. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)\|Charles Darwin Our mass of conferva turns out to contain one of the most elegant species. Marvels of Pond-life\|Henry J. Slack Polyps may be obtained at all times of the year by bringing home duckweed, conferva, and other water-plants from the ponds. Marvels of Pond-life\|Henry J. Slack In the hottest water of the hot springs I collected three species of Conferva. Western Himalaya and Tibet\|Thomas Thomson British Dictionary definitions for conferva conferva / (kɒnˈfɜːvə) / noun plural -vae (-viː) or -vas any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water Derived forms of conferva conferval, adjectiveconfervoid, noun, adjective Word Origin for conferva 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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