genus Ulva

genus Ulva
noun
type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce
Syn: ↑Ulva
Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Ulvaceae, ↑family Ulvaceae, ↑sea-lettuce family
Member Meronyms: ↑sea lettuce, ↑laver

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  • ulva — ul•va [[t]ˈʌl və[/t]] n. pl. vas. mcr any bright green seaweed of the genus Ulva, family Ulvaceae, growing in large flat sheets • Etymology: 1705–15; < NL; L …   From formal English to slang

  • Ulva — Ul va, n. [L., sedge.] (Bot.) A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ulva latissima — Laver La ver (l[=a] v[ e]r), n. The fronds of certain marine alg[ae] used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the {Ulva latissima}; purple laver, {Porphyra laciniata} and {Porphyra vulgaris}. It is prepared by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ulva — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, sedge Date: circa 1706 sea lettuce …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • protoctist genus — noun any genus of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amoeba, ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba, ↑genus Globigerina, ↑genus Arcella, ↑genus Difflugia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sea lettuce — Taxobox name = Sea lettuce image caption = Ulva lactuca regnum = Plantae phylum = Chlorophyta classis = Ulvophyceae ordo = Ulvales familia = Ulvaceae genus = Ulva genus authority = Linnaeus, 1753 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text …   Wikipedia

  • sea lettuce — any seaweed of the genus Ulva, having large leaflike blades. [1660 70] * * * ▪ algae genus  (Ulva), a genus of green algae usually found growing on rocky shores of seas and oceans. Some species also grow in brackish water rich in organic matter… …   Universalium

  • family Ulvaceae — noun thin flat or tubular green algae • Syn: ↑Ulvaceae, ↑sea lettuce family • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ulvales, ↑order Ulvales …   Useful english dictionary

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