balaustine
|ba-lau-stine|
/bəˈlɔːstɪn/
pomegranate blossom / deep crimson
Etymology
'balaustine' enters English via Modern French 'balaustine' and Medieval Latin 'balaustinus', ultimately from Greek 'balaustion' (βαλαύστιον) meaning 'pomegranate flower'.
'balaustine' derived from Medieval Latin 'balaustinus', passed into Old/Middle French as 'balaustine', and was adopted into English in roughly the 17th century in much the same form.
Initially it referred specifically to the 'pomegranate blossom'; over time it also came to denote the deep crimson color of that blossom and, adjectivally, anything resembling it.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the blossom or flower of the pomegranate (Punica granatum).
The garden was dotted with crimson balaustine, bright against the green leaves.
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Noun 2
a deep crimson or reddish color resembling that of a pomegranate flower.
She chose a balaustine dress for the evening, its color recalling the flowers of late summer.
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