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Polster

English translation: cushion

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German term or phrase:	Polsterpflanzen
English translation:	cushion
Entered by:	wilp

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11:15 May 17, 2011

German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany

German term or phrase: Polster

From an internet site listing terms that users can click on to describe their nature observations:

Rosette/Polster

I can find the word polster in botanical English texts but an unable to confirm that it has the same meaning as the German word.

Ann Marie Ackermann, JD KudoZ activity Questions: 72 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 7
Local time: 04:02

cushion

Explanation:
cushion plants bilden sog. "cushions" oder "rosettes".

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Note added at 12 mins (2011-05-17 11:27:23 GMT)
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Oh, I forgot in German: Polsterstauden oder Polsterpflanzen.