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Lettuce
·noun A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (L. sativa), the leaves of which are used as salad. Pla...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
laver
lăver, ĕris, f., a water-plant , Plin. 26, 8, 32, § 50; called also sion, id. 22, 22, 41, § 84. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Laver
·noun One who laves; a washer. II. Laver ·noun That which washes or cleanses. III. Laver ·noun A v...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Laver
(Heb. kiyor), a "basin" for boiling in, a "pan" for cooking (1 Sam. 2:14), a "fire-pan" or hearth (Z...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
laver
An edible sea-weed the Ulva lactuca, anciently lhavan. From this a food is made, called laver-bread,...

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Laver
In the tabernacle, a vessel of brass containing water for the priests to wash their hands and feet b...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Sea lettuce
·- The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food. ...

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Water lettuce
·- A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge...

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navel laver
The sea-weed Ulva umbilicus. ...

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