BALAUSTINE


Meaning of BALAUSTINE in English

/beuh laws"tin/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to the pomegranate.

n.

2. the dried flowers of the pomegranate used in medicines.

[ 1665-75; earlier balaust ( y ) pomegranate flower ( balaustium balaústion in same sense) + -INE 1 ; cf. BALUSTER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .