"polster" meaning in All languages combined

See polster on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: polsters [plural]
Etymology: From German Polster (“cushion”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Polster|t=cushion}} German Polster (“cushion”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} polster (plural polsters)
  1. (botany) A clump of moss; a glacier mouse. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-polster-en-noun-i25Pj9oK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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