conferva
noun
any simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva.
confervae
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pluralof conferva.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The inveterate antagonism of these black precipices to all strugglers for life is in no way more forcibly suggested than by the paucity of tufts of grass, lichens, or confervae on their outermost ledges.
From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
Are they of the class of the ulvae, confervae, or fuci? to be welcomed as old acquaintance, or, hitherto unnoticed, to be added to the catalogue of Nature’s endless stores?
From The King's Own by Frederick Marryat
I saw them here wading about in search of food — probably for the worms which burrow in the mud; and these latter probably feed on infusoria or confervae.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
In almost every long voyage some account is given of these confervae.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
"The majestic flow" of confervae remarked by Livingstone on the Tanganyika is beyond my comprehension, if that vast lake has no outlet at the north.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
