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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several green algae of the genus Ulva, having a membranous, leaflike, irregularly shaped thallus that can be eaten fresh or dried in salads or soups.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
lettuce .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
edible seaweeds of thegenus Ulva .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
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