what is platein? I have seen a 1kg bar; 999.9 % pure. (i think its platinum) what does platein mean? and Francoa sonchifolia #1

what is platein? I have seen a 1kg bar; 999.9 % pure. (i think its platinum) what does platein mean?

This Iraqi that works on Camp Liberty says he will sell me a bar of this for $ 20,000.00. A bar of Platinum is worth 40 some thousand. Silver in color, slight magnetism with strong magnet. Just cant find the word Platein anywhere.
The bar also says, USR. Thought it might mean Russia.....
Please, someone help....


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Answer by giwifegimom
I can't find this word in Enghish in reference to precious metal, or anything else except this:

Definition of Plantein
Plan"tain (?), n. [Cf. F. plantain- arbre, plantanier, Sp. plántano, plátano; prob. same word as plane tree.] 1. (Bot.) A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa.

2. The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked.


Plantain cutter, or Plantain eater (Zoöl.), any one of several large African birds of the genus Musophaga, or family Musophagidæ, especially Musophaga violacea. See Turaco. They are allied to the cuckoos. -- Plantain squirrel (Zoöl.), a Java squirrel (Sciurus plantani) which feeds upon plantains. -- Plantain tree (Bot.), the treelike herb Musa paradisiaca. See def. 1 (above).

Plan"tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. Plant.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world.

Indian plantain. (Bot.) See under Indian. -- Mud plantain, a homely North American aquatic plant (Heteranthera reniformis), having broad, reniform leaves. -- Rattlesnake plantain, an orchidaceous plant (Goodyera pubescens), with the leaves blotched and spotted with white. -- Ribwort plantain. See Ribwort. -- Robin's plantain, the Erigeron bellidifolium, a common daisylike plant of North America. -- Water plantain, a plant of the genus Alisma, having acrid leaves, and formerly regarded as a specific against hydrophobia. Loudon.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

A kind of banana that is usually cooked before eating.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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...I've also found the word on an Italian language site and a Dutch site, but I can't deciper the meaning.

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Francoaceae (formerly Saxifragaceae) - Endemic to Chile
Maiden's Wreath, Bridal Wreath
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"Plants may grow up to one metre high and produce basal clumps of round, deeply lobed, dark green, fuzzy leaves with winged leafstalks. Compact racemes of small, cup-shaped flowers, which are pink with red markings, appear in summer and early fall." (Wikipedia)

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