See Also: guardant(dictionary)

conferva (iou) and guardant (iou)


conferva (iou)



conferva noun. . M18.
[Latin, perh. = comfrey.]
Botany. Any of a large group of filamentous cryptogams, esp. simple freshwater green algae, formerly constituting a heterogeneous and variously-defined genus Conferva.

guardant (iou)



guardant adjective & noun. L16.
[French gardant pres. pple of garder: see GUARD verb, -ANT1.]
A. adjective.
Heraldry. Of an animal: depicted in profile or with the face turned towards the spectator. L16.
Guarding, protecting. arch. E17.
b. noun. A guardian, a protector. Long rare or obsolete. L16.