laver

1. (countable, uncountable) A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
2. (countable, uncountable) Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially
3. (countable, uncountable) Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɑːvə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: laver

Inherited from Old English: læfer

In summary

From Middle English laver, lavre, lever, levre, laber (“a kind of water plant”), from Old English læfer, leber (“a rush (plant)”), a borrowing from Latin laver (“water plant”).

Synonyms

sea lettuce

red laver

dulse

red algae

Kim

weed

dried seaweed

seaweed

cistern

Translations

enciam de mar

Seegras

Meerlattich

Purpurtang

algue séchée

ulve

Ulve

ulves

błonica sałatowa

sałata morska

ulwa sałatowa

szkarłatnica

Alface-do-mar

büyük el leğeni