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ulva

US/ˈɔl.və/

ulva noun: any organism of the genus Ulva.

Noun

ulva (plural ulvas)

  1. Any organism of the genus Ulva.
    • The ulvas belong to the chlorospermous class of seaweeds, distinguished by their green spores, and the generally green color of their fronds. There are several species of ulva common to both shores of the Atlantic, […]1875, George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana, The American Cyclopaedia, page 774

Proper noun capitalized: Ulva

Ulva

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

Forms of ulva

pluralulvas

Origin of ulva

Borrowed from translingual Ulva, itself from Latin ulva (“sedge”).

Questions about ulva

What does ulva mean?
Ulva means any organism of the genus Ulva.
What part of speech is ulva?
Ulva can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ulva?
Ulva is pronounced /ˈɔl.və/ (US).
What is the plural of ulva?
The plural of ulva is ulvas.

Words near ulva in the dictionary

  1. Ulundurpet
  2. Ulupna
  3. Uluru
  4. ulus
  5. uluses
  6. ulva
  7. ulvaceous
  8. ulvalean
  9. ulvaleans
  10. ulvan
  11. ulvans

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