ulva

U1L1V4A1
US/ˈɔl.və/

noun

Any organism of the genus Ulva.

Origintranslingual Ulva ← Latin ulva →
UncommonScrabble 7
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

ulva1

nounulva (plural ulvas)

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

Ulva2

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

Origin

  1. Latinulva“sedge”
  2. translingualUlva
  3. Englishulva

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

More words from translingual, Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

Ulva

Anagrams

valu
Cite this entry
APA

ulva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulva

MLA

“ulva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulva. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ulva,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulva.

Source: ulva on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.