RICHLAND, Wash. â Cultured human lung cells infected with a benign version of anthrax spores have yielded insights into how anthrax grows and spreads in exposed people.
Photo Â© Lisa Taylor. Definition: Balustrade is a decorative railing supported by baluster posts. A baluster is the single, vertical post that can be made of wood, iron, or other material; the balustrade is several balusters spaced evenly and connected together. baluster is the single, vertical post that can be made of wood, iron, or other material; the balustrade is several balusters spaced evenly and connected together.
According to OED, baluster is derived through the French: balustre, from Italian: balaustro, from balaustra, pomegranate flower [from a resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open flower (illustration, below left)], from Latin balaustium, from Greek balaustion - Î²Î±Î»Î±ÏÏÏÎ¹Î¿Î½.ndividually, a baluster shaft may describe the turned form taken by a brass or silver candlestick, an upright furniture support, or the stem of a brass chandelier, etc.