Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the wild pomegranate-tree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The pomegranate tree (
Punica granatum ). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.
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- noun archaic The red roselike
flower of thepomegranate , having abitter taste and sometimes used as anastringent in folk medicine.
Etymologies
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Latin balaustinus
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reesetee commented on the word balaustine
Relating to the pomegranate; or the dried flowers of the pomegranate used in medicines.
November 6, 2007