'Porphyra laciniata' definitions:

Definition of 'Porphyra laciniata'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Mountain laver (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the genus Palmella, found on the sides of mountains [1913 Webster]