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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

balaustium

, Gr.

βαλαύστιον

(Bot.)

The pomegranate tree (

Punica granatum

). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.

balaustine ‎(plural balaustines)

(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.