词根词缀：balustrad-, balust-, balaust-

【来源及含义】Greek balaustion > Latin balaustium: supporting post of a railing on a balcony, staircase, etc. Borrowed from Italian balaustro, from balaustra; so called because of the resemblance of a baluster to the double-curving calyx tube of the "wild pomegranate flower".

【同源单词】baluster, baluster measure, baluster stem, balustered, baluster-shaft, balustrade