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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conferva — |é| s. f. [Botânica] Planta aquática de filamentos verdes, vulgarmente chamada limo … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
conferva — [kən fʉr′və] n. pl. confervae [kən fʉr′vē] or confervas [L: see COMFREY] Bot. a former name for any of various threadlike green algae, esp. a genus ( Tribonema) found chiefly in fresh water conferval adj., n. confervoid … English World dictionary
conferva — con·fèr·va s.f. TS bot. → tribonema {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1564. ETIMO: dal lat. scient. Conferva, da conferva, nome di un erba … Dizionario italiano
conferva — conferval, confervous /keuhn ferr veuhs/, adj. confervoid /kon ferr voyd/, adj., n. /kon ferr veuh/, n., pl. confervae / vee/, confervas. any simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva. [1630 40;… … Universalium
conferva — noun any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water • Hypernyms: ↑yellow green algae • Member Holonyms: ↑Tribonema, ↑genus Tribonema, ↑genus Conferva … Useful english dictionary
Conferva rivularis — Crow silk Crow silk (kr? s?lk ), n. (Bot.) A filamentous fresh water alga ({Conferva rivularis} of Linnaeus, {Rhizoclonium rivulare} of Kutzing). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conferva — con|fer|va Mot Pla Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
conferva — pl.f. conferve … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
conferva — n. simple filamentous green algae (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary