Con·fer·va n.; pl. Confervæ Bot. Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense.
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conferva
n : any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with
branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant
fresh water
[also: confervae (pl)]