balaustine
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prettygoodwordbalaustine (buh-LAWS-tin) - adj., of, pertaining to, or resembling a pomegranate. n., the dried flowers of the pomegranate used in medicines.
From Latin balaustium, pomegranate flower, from Ancient Greek balaústion, from a Semitic source -- which makes sense as it is native to the region ranging from Iran to northern India. Pomegranate itself ultimately comes (either directly or via Old French) from Latin pōmum grānātum, many-seeded fruit/apple.
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From Latin balaustium, pomegranate flower, from Ancient Greek balaústion, from a Semitic source -- which makes sense as it is native to the region ranging from Iran to northern India. Pomegranate itself ultimately comes (either directly or via Old French) from Latin pōmum grānātum, many-seeded fruit/apple.
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Date: 2024-10-04 06:41 pm (UTC)!!! i'm about to write a Greek mythology story where this will come in very handy
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Date: 2024-10-04 08:48 pm (UTC)Shana Tova to you!
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Date: 2024-10-04 08:50 pm (UTC)And then there's Browning's long poem Balaustion's Adventure, which is actually a fun read -- especially if you like Euripedes.
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Date: 2024-10-04 09:52 pm (UTC)I looooooooooooove Browning and /i q uite like Euripides and I will have to go find this!
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Date: 2024-10-04 10:09 pm (UTC)It's the most readable of his later works, i.e. after The Ring and the Book.
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Date: 2024-10-05 04:47 am (UTC)i have no idea what happened to my formatting there.