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Word: Laver
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Old English laber (as the name of a water plant mentioned by Pliny), from Latin. The current sense dates from the early 17th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈleɪvə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɑːvə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an edible seaweed with thin flat fronds of a reddish-purple and green colour that becomes black when dry. Laver typically grows on exposed shores, but in Japan it is cultivated in estuaries.
Short Definition:edible seaweed with thin flat fronds
Variant Forms:
- purple laver
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