Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A curious sponge-like ball found at the bottom of fresh-water lakes, and consisting of plants of an alga, Conferva Ægagropila.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A fresh-water alga (Cladophora Ægagropila) which forms a globular mass.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun botany A freshwater alga (Cladophora aegagropila) which forms a globular mass.

Etymologies

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moor +‎ ball

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