'Conferva' definitions:
Definition of 'conferva'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water
Definition of 'Conferva'
From: GCIDE
- Conferva \Con*fer"va\, n.; pl. Conferv[ae]. [L., a kind of water plant. See Comfrey.] (Bot.) Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense. [1913 Webster]