GENUS CONFERVA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Conferva mean? 

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

1. type genus of Tribonemaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CONFERVA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of Tribonemaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Conferva; genus Tribonema; Tribonema

Hypernyms ("genus Conferva" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Conferva"):

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

Holonyms ("genus Conferva" is a member of...):

family Tribonemaceae; Tribonemaceae (simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae)