Living Red Laver Seaweed| lhaga'as | lha•ga•'as | ᘳᗴᐧᐊᔆ | N | dried Red Laver seaweed |
When fresh this is reddish, purple, or greenish and has the consistency of cellophane. When dried it is black and brittle. It grows on rocks in the lower intertidal zone. It was and to some extent still is traded in from the coast; it does not grow in Carrier territory. Japanese \dnd海苔 nori, used among other things to wrap \dnd海苔巻き norimaki sushi, is made from this species and close relatives.
Scientific names: Porphyra abbottae, Pyropia abbottiae
Etymology: A loan from a Tsimshianic language, most likely Gitksan. Compare Nisga'a [ɬaq'askw] and Coast Tsimshian [ɬaʔask].
Living Red Laver SeaweedRelated Words: Plants
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