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.
baluster. any of the small posts that support the handrail of a railing, as on a staircase. French balustre; from Italian balaustro, pillar; from balausta, flower of the wild pomegranate; from Classical Latin balaustium; from Classical Greek balaustion: from some resemblance in shape. Origin of baluster.