Ulva

See also: ulva

Translingual

Ulva lactuca

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ulva (“sedge”).

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl.və/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlvə
  • Homophone: ulva

Proper noun

Ulva f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ulvaceae – sea lettuce, laver and similar green algae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Chlorophyta – infrakingdom; Chlorophyta – phylum; Ulvophyceae – class; Ulvales – order; Ulvaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ulva lactuca – type species; Ulva pertusa, Ulva fasciata, Ulva rigida, Ulva linza – selected other species

Derived terms

• Ehrenbergiulva
• Ulvaria
• Umbraulva

Descendants

• → English: ulva

References

• Sea lettuce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ulva on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ulva (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ulva at AlgaeBase

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ulva

1. A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, off the coast of Mull (OS grid ref NM4040).

Translations

a small island in the Inner Hebrides

• Manx: Ulvey f, Ellan Ulvey f