genus ulva

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsUlva

   Broaderprotoctist genus

   Part ofUlvaceae

Questions about genus ulva

What does genus ulva mean?

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

What is another word for genus ulva?

Close synonyms include Ulva. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ulva a common word?

genus ulva is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.