balaustium
From LSJ
Καλὸν τὸ θνῄσκειν, οἷς ὕβριν τὸ ζῆν φέρει → Quis foeda vita restat, his pulchrum est mori → Wem das Leben Schmach bringt, dem ist Sterben schön
Latin > English
balaustium balausti(i) N N :: flower of the pomegranate
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bălaustĭum: ii, n., = βαλαύστιον,
I the flower of the wild pomegranate, Plin. 13, 19, 34, § 113; Col. 10, 297; Scrib. Comp. 85 and 112; Veg. Vet. 3, 16, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
bălaustĭum, ĭī, n. (βαλαύστιον), fleur du grenadier sauvage : Col. Rust. 10, 297 ; Plin. 13, 113.
Latin > German (Georges)
balaustium, ī, n. (βαλαύστιον), die Blüte des wilden Granatbaums, Col. poët. 10, 297. Plin. 13, 113. Scrib. 85 u. 112.
