2. One who bestows; a giver.
CONFERRUMINATE; CONFERRUMINATED Con`fer*ru"mi*nate, Con`fer*ru"mi*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. conferruminare to cement. See Ferruminate.] (Bot.)
Defn: Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live-oak acorn.
CONFERVA
Con*fer"va, n.; pl. Confervæ. Etym: [L., a kind of water plant. See
Comfrey.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae.
The word is frequently used in a wider sense.
CONFERVACEOUS
Con`fer*va"ceous, a.
Defn: Belonging to the confervae.
CONFERVOID
Con*fer"void, a. Etym: [Conferva + -oid.]
Defn: Like, or related to, the confervae. Loudon.
CONFERVOUS
Con*fer"vous, a.