laver

n.

1. A large basin used in the ancient Jewish Temple by a priest for ablutions before making a sacrificial offering.
2. Archaic. A vessel, stone basin, or trough used for washing.

[Middle English, water pitcher, from Old French laveoir, probably from Late Latin lavātōrium. See lavatory.]

la·ver² (lā'vər)
n.
Any of several dried, edible seaweeds of the genera Porphyra (the red algae) and Ulva (the green algae).

[Middle English, a water plant, from Old English læfer, from Latin.]

Edible seaweed. Laver bread is made from the seaweed Porphyra spp., by boiling in salted water and mincing to a gelatinous mass. It is made into a cake with oatmeal or fried. Locally known in South Wales as bara lawr.

[LAY-vuhr] This highly nutritious dried seaweed comes in tissue-thin sheets about 71⁄2 inches square. It has a fresh, tangy-sweet flavor and a dark purple color, which is why it's also called purple laver. The Chinese name for this seaweed is jee choy, which means "purple vegetable." Before using, laver must be soaked in cold water. After an hour of soaking, it doubles in size. Laver is often used in soups. Strips of it can also be deep-fried and served as an appetizer.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish Temple to perform ritual ablutions

Meaning #2: edible red seaweeds
  Synonym: red laver

Meaning #3: seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
  Synonym: sea lettuce

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