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cushion plant

British

noun

a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats

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The home had really undergone little change, yet the rector was not satisfied until every vase and cushion, plant, and book was as he remembered it.

From The Scarlet Feather by Grefé, Will

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