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balaustine|bəˈlɔːstɪn|
Also 7 balaustin, 8 -ian.
[ad. Gr. βαλαύστιον (in same sense), or subst. use of an adj. formed from it.]
The red rose-like flower of the wild pomegranate, which, when dried, is used in medicine as an astringent.
1671Salmon Syn. Med. iii. lxxxii. 716 Decoction of Balaustins. 1728Lewis in Phil. Trans. XXXV 490 Astringent Drugs, as Galls, Oak-Leaves and Balaustians. 1757Walker ibid. L. 121 A tincture of balaustine-flowers. 1839in Hooper Med. Dict. |