platan / platen / platten [plætən]
platan – n. – the plane tree, Platanus orientalis
platen – n. – 1. a gold or silver plate, especially one used in the celebration of the Eucharist; 2. a flat plate in a printing press used to press the paper against the inked type; 3. the glass surface of a photocopier or scanner; 4. the cylindrical roller in a typewriter; 5. the movable table of a rotary saw, planer or milling machine
platten – n. & v. – n. – something used to flatten something else; v. – 1. flatten; 2. rivet or cinch by blunting the point; 3. form into flat tableware, especially used of glass