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Klostergarten

monastery garden

noun KLOS-ter-gar-ten Rare
Arts & Culture Religion

Usage Note

Klostergarten is the cultivated garden of a monastery or convent, historically used to grow medicinal herbs, vegetables, and fruit. Many Klostergärten are open to the public today and celebrated for their heritage plant varieties.

Examples

"Im Klostergarten wächst noch heute die uralte Heilkräutersammlung der Benediktiner."

Natural Translation

In the monastery garden the Benedictines' ancient collection of medicinal herbs still grows today.

Literal Translation

In the monastery-garden grows still today the ancient medicinal-herb-collection of-the Benedictines.

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