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Laveran

Noun

A person or thing that lavers or washes.

Noun

Any of various tropical and subtropical marine seaweeds of the genus Laverania, especially Laverania plasmodium, the parasitic organism that causes malaria.

Example sentence: The laveran is responsible for transmitting malaria to humans.

Noun

French physician and pathologist Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845-1922), awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1907 for his discoveries concerning the life cycle of malaria parasites.

Example sentence: Dr. Laveran dedicated his career to understanding and treating malaria.

Noun

A territory-specific name given to certain places or landmarks.

Example sentence: The locals refer to the river bend as Laveran.