conferva /kon-fûrˈvə/

1. Any freshwater alga of the genus Conferva (class Heterocontae) forming slimy masses or tufts of unbranched filaments
2. Loosely applied to any filamentous freshwater alga

• dead-ball line
• dead-beat
• deadbeat
• dead-beat escapement
• deadbeats
• dead-bolt
• dead-bolts
• dead-born
• dead-cart
• dead-carts
• dead-cat bounce
• dead centre
• dead centres
• dead cert
• dead certs
• dead-clothes
• dead-colouring
• dead-deal
• dead-deals
• dead-doing
• dead drop
• dead drunk
• dead duck
• dead ducks
• deaded