RED LAVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red laver mean? 

• RED LAVER (noun)
  The noun RED LAVER has 1 sense:

1. edible red seaweeds

  Familiarity information: RED LAVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED LAVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edible red seaweeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

laver; red laver

Hypernyms ("red laver" is a kind of...):

red algae (marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan)

Holonyms ("red laver" is a member of...):

genus Porphyra; Porphyra (a genus of protoctist)