pinaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pinaster
C16: from Latin: wild pine, from pīnus pine
Example Sentences
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At a casual glance the whole tree might readily be mistaken for the pinaster, but the leaves are shorter, less tufted, and always more erect.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
The duration of the tree is much greater than that of the pinaster, and the timber is whiter and somewhat more durable.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
The large pits are found in all species of the Old World except P. halepensis and P. pinaster; the small pits in all species of the New World except P. resinosa and P. tropicalis.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
The tree was a pinaster, of lengthy foliage and ponderous cones, standing in a little shooting-path, leading from the main walk.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Pinus pinaster: circumnutation of two opposite cotyledons, traced on horizontal glass in darkness, from 8.45 A.M. to 8.35 P.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
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