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Ulva

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈɔl.və/
  • rhymes with -ɔlvə
  • homophone: Ulva
  • CMU ARPABET: UW1 L V AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any organism of the genus Ulva.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Ulva

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: protoctist genus

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Manx: Ulvey — a small island in the Inner Hebrides
  • Manx: Ellan Ulvey — a small island in the Inner Hebrides