balaustine
American
[buh-laws-tin]
/ bəˈlɔs tɪn /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of balaustine
1665–75; earlier balaust ( y ) pomegranate flower (< Latin balaustium < Greek balaústion in same sense) + -ine 1; cf. baluster
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