English Explanatory Dictionary

sea lettuce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several edible seaweeds of the genus Ulva.
  2. Similar seaweed species of other genera
  3. Similar seaweed species of other genera:
  4. Monostroma spp., also known as the slender sea lettuce, a kind of algae.
  5. Scaevola taccada, also known as the beach cabbage, a terrestrial flowering plant species that is native to coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific.
  6. Dudleya caespitosa, also known as the sand lettuce, a terrestrial flowering plant species that is endemic to coastal areas of California

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sea lettuce.wav

Word forms

sea lettuce sea lettuces

Derived words

slender sea lettuce
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