CONFERVA (confervae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: confervae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does conferva mean? 

• CONFERVA (noun)
  The noun CONFERVA has 1 sense:

1. any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water

  Familiarity information: CONFERVA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONFERVA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("conferva" is a kind of...):

yellow-green algae (any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment)

Holonyms ("conferva" is a member of...):

genus Conferva; genus Tribonema; Tribonema (type genus of Tribonemaceae)