"balanites" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ba.ɫaˈniː.teːs] [Classical-Latin], [bä.läˈniː.t̪es] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνῑ́της (bălănī́tēs, “acorn-shaped; an acorn-shaped stone”), from βᾰ́λᾰνος (bắlănos, “acorn”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|βᾰλᾰνῑ́της||acorn-shaped; an acorn-shaped stone}} Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνῑ́της (bălănī́tēs, “acorn-shaped; an acorn-shaped stone”) Head templates: {{la-noun|balanītēs<1>}} balanītēs m (genitive balanītae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|balanītēs<1>}} Forms: balanītēs [canonical, masculine], balanītae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], balanītēs [nominative, singular], balanītae [nominative, plural], balanītae [genitive, singular], balanītārum [genitive, plural], balanītae [dative, singular], balanītīs [dative, plural], balanītēn [accusative, singular], balanītās [accusative, plural], balanītē [ablative, singular], balanītīs [ablative, plural], balanītē [singular, vocative], balanītae [plural, vocative]
  1. A kind of precious stone resembling an acorn Tags: declension-1
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