Laver \La"ver\ (l[=a]"v[~e]r), n.
The fronds of certain marine alg[ae] used as food, and for
making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the {Ulva
latissima}; purple laver, {Porphyra laciniata} and {Porphyra
vulgaris}. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with
other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also
{sloke}, or {sloakan}.
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{Mountain laver} (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the
genus {Palmella}, found on the sides of mountains
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