Ulva

See also: ulva

Translingual

Etymology

Latin ulva (“sedge”)

Proper noun

Ulva f

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

Hypernyms

(genus): Plantae - kingdom; 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

References

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

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ulva

A small island in the Inner Hebrides

Translations

a small island in the Inner Hebrides

Manx: Ulvey f, Ellan Ulvey f

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