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confervae

confervae is the plural of conferva.

Meaning of conferva

Noun

conferva (plural confervas or confervae or (obsolete) confervæ)

  1. (obsolete) Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonema

Questions about confervae

What is confervae the plural of?
Confervae is the plural of conferva.

Words near confervae in the dictionary

  1. conferrumination
  2. confers
  3. conferted
  4. conferva
  5. confervaceous
  6. confervae
  7. confervas
  8. confervoid
  9. confervous
  10. confervæ
  11. confess

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