Laver

La·ver  (lvr), Rod Born 1938.

Australian tennis player who won the Grand Slam (Wimbledon, French, U.S., and Australian titles) twice, in 1962 and 1969.

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la·ver ¹  (lvr)

n.

1. A large basin used in the ancient Jewish Temple by a priest for ablutions before making a sacrificial offering.

2. Archaic A vessel, stone basin, or trough used for washing.

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[Middle English, water pitcher, from Old French laveoir, probably from Late Latin lavtrium; see lavatory.]

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la·ver ²  (lvr)

n.

Any of several dried, edible seaweeds of the genera Porphyra (the red algae) and Ulva (the green algae).

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[Middle English, a water plant, from Old English læfer, from Latin.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Laver - 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; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver
	2.	laver - (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin" Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
	3.	laver - edible red seaweeds red laver red algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan genus Porphyra, Porphyra - a genus of protoctist
	4.	laver - seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds sea lettuce chlorophyte, green algae - algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water genus Ulva, Ulva - type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce