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单词 conferva
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•fer•va  (kon fûrvə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vae (-vē),USA pronunciation -vas. 
  1. Microbiologyany simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva.
  • Latin: a certain water plant supposed to heal wounds, akin to confervēre to grow together, heal (see con-, fervent)
  • 1630–40;
con•ferval, con•fer•vous  (kən fûrvəs),USA pronunciation adj.  con•fer•void  (kon fûrvoid),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conferva /kɒnˈfɜːvə/ n ( pl -vae / -viː/, -vas)
  1. any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: a water plant, from confervēre to grow together, heal, literally: to seethe, from fervēre to boil; named with reference to its reputed healing properties

conˈferval adj conˈfervoid n , adj
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