pinaster

[ pahy-nas-ter ]

/ paɪˈnæs tər /

noun

a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.

Nearby words

pinang, pinar del rio, pinar del río, pinard, pinard's maneuver, pinaster, pinata, pinatubo, pinatubo, mount, pinball, pinball machine

Also called maritime pine.

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Examples from the Web for pinaster

The soil is red, and overgrown with arbutus and pinaster, like the country around Cannes.
New Italian sketches|John Addington Symonds
Hence, in full-grown trees of the Stone pine there is often a similar curvature at the base of the trunk to that of the pinaster.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885|Various
But that it does so I can hardly doubt, when I see a similar habit in the Pinaster.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
The tree was a pinaster, of lengthy foliage and ponderous cones, standing in a little shooting-path, leading from the main walk.
Hopes and Fears|Charlotte M. Yonge

The pinaster, the Pinus austriaca, Pinus insignis and other firs succeed well in the western part of the county.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pinaster

pinaster

/ (paɪˈnæstə, pɪ-) /

noun

a Mediterranean pine tree, Pinus pinaster, with paired needles and prickly conesAlso called: maritime pinaster, cluster pinaster

Word Origin for pinaster

C16: from Latin: wild pine, from pīnus pine

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