Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun conferva

1 sense of conferva

Sense 1
conferva -- (any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water)
       => yellow-green algae -- (any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment)