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

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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