n.
Pronunciation: ' l ā - ə r, ' ler
Function: noun
Date: 13th century
1 : one that lays (as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs)
2 a : one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another b : STRATUM c : HORIZON 2
3 a : a branch or shoot of a plant that roots while still attached to the parent plant b : a plant developed by layering
– lay · ered \ ' l ā - ə rd, ' lerd \ adjective