- sea lettuce
- noun Date: 1668 any of a genus (Ulva) of marine green algae with broad fronds sometimes eaten as salad or used in soups
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Sea lettuce — Lettuce Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea lettuce — Sea let tuce (Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus {Ulva}, sometimes used as food. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea lettuce — n. any of a genus (Ulva) of marine green algae with edible, leaflike parts … English World dictionary
Sea lettuce — Taxobox name = Sea lettuce image caption = Ulva lactuca regnum = Plantae phylum = Chlorophyta classis = Ulvophyceae ordo = Ulvales familia = Ulvaceae genus = Ulva genus authority = Linnaeus, 1753 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text … Wikipedia
sea lettuce — any seaweed of the genus Ulva, having large leaflike blades. [1660 70] * * * ▪ algae genus (Ulva), a genus of green algae usually found growing on rocky shores of seas and oceans. Some species also grow in brackish water rich in organic matter… … Universalium
sea lettuce — sea′ let tuce n. mcr any seaweed of the genus Ulva[/ex] … From formal English to slang
sea lettuce — noun an edible seaweed with green fronds that resemble lettuce leaves. [Ulva lactuca.] … English new terms dictionary
sea lettuce — /ˈsi lɛtəs/ (say see letuhs) noun a form of intertidal algae, Ulva lactuca, said to resemble lettuce leaves, and used as bait …
sea lettuce — Īlioha a, līpaha, līpahapaha, pahapaha, līpālahalaha, pakaiea, pālahalaha. See seaweed … English-Hawaiian dictionary
sea lettuce — noun seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds • Syn: ↑laver • Hypernyms: ↑green algae, ↑chlorophyte • Member Holonyms: ↑Ulva, ↑genus Ulva … Useful english dictionary
