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From the 17th cent. applied by writers to various marine algæ, and now used as a trade or culinary name for the edible species. laver bread n. also…
A Japanese edible seaweed of the genus Porphyra, eaten either dried and stuck together in small sheets, or fresh. Also: green laver (genus Enterom…