Definitions for ulvaˈʌl və
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•vaˈʌl və(n.)(pl.)-vas.
any bright green seaweed of the genus Ulva, family Ulvaceae, growing in large flat sheets.
Category: Microbiology
Origin of ulva:
1705–15; < NL; L
Princeton's WordNet
Ulva, genus Ulva(noun)
type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce
Wiktionary
Ulva(ProperNoun)
A small island in the Inner Hebrides
Webster Dictionary
Ulva(noun)
a genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ulva
A genus of GREEN ALGAE in the family Ulvaceae. Commonly know as sea lettuces, they grow attached to rocks and KELP in marine and estuarine waters.
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