baluster

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
baluster /ˈbaləstə/

▶noun a short pillar forming part of a series supporting a rail or coping.

– origin C17: from Fr. balustre, from Ital. balaustro, from balaust(r)a ‘wild pomegranate flower’ (because of the resemblance to the curving calyx tube of the flower).

'baluster' also found in these Oxford entries:

balustrade - banister

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