henwareSc.|ˈhɛnwɛə(r)| Also hens-ware. [app.f. hen n. + ware n.] The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta, also called badderlocks. 1808–18Jamieson, Hens-ware, Henware.1865Gosse Land & Sea (1874) 63 The henware..a large plant, much resembling the oar-weed, but of paler colour.