HyperDic: genus_ulva

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Ulva:
NOUNanimalgenus Ulva, Ulvatype genus of the family Ulvaceae
English > genus Ulva: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtype genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce.
SynonymUlva
Member ofUlvaceae, family Ulvaceae, sea-lettuce familyThin flat or tubular green algae
Memberssea lettuce, laverseaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
Broaderprotoctist genusAny genus of Protoctista
Spanishgenus ulva, ulva
Catalangenus ulva, Ulbha, ulva

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