"balaustro" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: balaustri [plural]
Etymology: From Latin balaustium (“flower of the wild pomegranate”), from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open flower. Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|balaustium||flower of the wild pomegranate}} Latin balaustium (“flower of the wild pomegranate”), {{uder|it|grc|βαλαύστιον}} Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} balaustro m (plural balaustri)
  1. (architecture) baluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade, for example in a handrail or parapet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balaustro-it-noun-CCftqsY6 Categories (other): Architecture, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: architecture
  2. (architecture) the round part on the side of a Ionic column capital Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balaustro-it-noun-E7~2NefQ Categories (other): Architecture, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balaustrata

Inflected forms

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