a. Pertaining to confervae; consisting of, or resembling, the confervae. [ 1913 Webster ]
Yon exiguous pool's confervous scum. O. W. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (a) Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress. (b) Pertaining to the order Coniferae, of which the pine tree is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]