balaustre
noun
ba·laus·tre
bəˈlau̇ˌstrā
plural -s
1
: either of two South American timber trees (Centrolobium robustum or C. paraense) with yellowish brown to purplish or rose-colored glossy wood
2
: the wood of the balaustre
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish balaustre, balaústre baluster, from Italian balaustro
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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- lesser covert
- lesser crested tern
- lesser curlew
- lesser duckweed
- lesser emerald bird of paradise
- lesser finner
- lesser grain borer
- lesser kudu
- lesser one-horned rhino
- lesser one-horned rhinoceros
- lesser panda
- lesser peach tree borer
- lesser rorqual
- lesser scaup
- lesser scaup duck
- Lesser Slave Lake
- lesser snipe
- lesser snow goose
- lesser Socratic
- lesser spearwort
- lesser wax moth
- lesser yellowlegs
- lesses
- lessest