Sloakan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  sloakan \sloak"an\ (sl[=o]k"an), n. (Bot.)
     A species of seaweed. See 3d {Laver}. [Spelled also
     {slowcawn}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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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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