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Conferva
UK
/kənˈfɜː.və/
US
/kənˈfɜr.və/
Translation of "conferva" into Russian
conferva
Noun
UK
/kənˈfɜː.və/
US
/kənˈfɜr.və/
conferva
confervae pl
confervas pl
The pond was covered with a thick layer of conferva.
Пруд был покрыт толстым слоем конфервы.
Definitions
conferva
Noun
UK
/kənˈfɜː.və/
US
/kənˈfɜr.və/
Any of various filamentous green algae of the former genus Conferva; broadly, the green algal growth that forms a slimy scum on stagnant or slow-moving water.
A bright green mass of conferva drifted along the edge of the canal after the long hot summer.
A film or mat of such algae covering the surface of water.
Children poked sticks through the conferva that coated the old stone trough.
Conferva
Proper noun
A former genus of filamentous green algae in the family Confervaceae, now largely reassigned to other genera such as Cladophora and Ulothrix.
Conferva was once a widely used genus, but modern taxonomy has divided its species among several new genera.