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Conferva
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noun
Conferva
n. (pl.
confervae
) (Bot.) Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense.
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606.
CONFERVA
.—This green thready substance has the power of rendering foetid water sweet; for which purpose, when water is scarce, it is usually put into
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— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury
Words linked to "Conferva" :
genus Conferva
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yellow-green algae
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genus Tribonema
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Tribonema
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