pinaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pinaster
C16: from Latin: wild pine, from pīnus pine
Example Sentences
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With two exceptions, P. halepensis and P. pinaster, they are New World species.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
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
The turpentine industry, once associated with this species, has gradually been abandoned for the more copious product of P. pinaster.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
The taproot of the stone pine is nearly as strong as that of P. pinaster; and, like that species, the trees, when transplanted, generally lean to one side, from the head not being correctly balanced.
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
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