Main Entry: ¹lay·er

Pronunciation: \ˈlā-ər, ˈler\

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 \ˈlā-ərd, ˈlerd\ adjective