sloakan

2 definitions found

sloakan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  sloakan \sloak"an\ (sl[=o]k"an), n. (Bot.)
     A species of seaweed. See 3d Laver. [Spelled also
     slowcawn.]
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  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.
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     Mountain laver (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the
        genus Palmella, found on the sides of mountains
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