Meaning of Laver in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈleɪvər/

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  1. Noun

    Laver

    Etymology

    late Old English (as the name of a water plant mentioned by Pliny), from Latin. The current sense dates from the early 17th century

    Definitions

    1. Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year

    Examples

    • « in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) »
  2. 2. (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions
  3. 3. edible red seaweeds
  4. 4. seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds