Laver may refer to: * A basin for

ritual purification Ritual purification is the ritual prescribed by a religion by which a person is considered to be free of ''uncleanliness'', especially prior to the worship of a deity, and ritual purity is a state of ritual cleanliness. Ritual purification may ...

Lavatorium A lavatorium (plural ''lavatoria''), also anglicisation, anglicised as laver and lavatory, was the communal washing area in a monastery, particularly in medieval abbeys and cathedral cloisters. Monks were required to wash before meals; thus the la ...

, a washing facility in a monastery *

Green laver Green laver (), known as ''aonori'' (; ) in Japan, ''sea cabbage'' () or ''hutai'' () in China, and ''parae'' () in Korean, is a type of edible green seaweed, including species from the genera ''Monostroma'' and ''Ulva'' ('' Ulva prolifera'', '' ...

, a type of edible green seaweed used in East Asian cuisine *

Laver (surname) Laver is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arnold Laver, British timber merchant * Arthur Laver (1880–1965), South African cricket umpire * Augustus Laver (1834–1898), Canadian architect * Basil Laver (1894–193 ...

, a list of people with the name *

Laver (ghost town) Laver is a ghost town located about 15 km southwest of Vidsel and 50 km west of Älvsbyn in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's form ...

, a settlement in Sweden *

Laver Bariu Laver Bariu (; May 2, 1929 in Përmet – January 26, 2014), was an Albanians, Albanian folk List of clarinetists, clarinetist and singer. He led his musical group for over 40 years and had an immense influence in teaching new generations the Përme ...

(1929–2014), Albanian folk clarinetist and singer * ''

Porphyra ''Porphyra'' is a genus of coldwater seaweeds that grow in cold, shallow seawater. More specifically, it belongs to red algae phylum of laver species (from which comes laverbread), comprising approximately 70 species.Brodie, J.A. and Irvine, ...

'', red laver species ** ''

Porphyra umbilicalis Green laver (), known as ''aonori'' (; ) in Japan, ''sea cabbage'' () or ''hutai'' () in China, and ''parae'' () in Korean, is a type of edible green seaweed, including species from the genera ''Monostroma'' and ''Ulva'' ('' Ulva prolifera'', '' ...

'', a species of edible seaweed traditionally used to make laverbread *

River Laver The River Laver is a tributary of the River Skell, itself a tributary of the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. The name is of Brittonic languages, Brittonic origin, from ''labaro'', meaning "talkative", i.e. a babbling brook. The Afon Lla ...

, a river in North Yorkshire, England *

Laver Cup The Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court men's team tennis tournament between Team Europe and Team World, the latter of which is composed of players from all other continents except Europe. Usually held annually since 2017, the tourna ...

, an international indoor hard court men's team tennis tournament

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