pinaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pinaster
C16: from Latin: wild pine, from pīnus pine
Example Sentences
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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.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
Bark-formation late 50. halepensis Bark-formation early 51. pinaster Leaf-hypoderm biform.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
The nine cotyledons of a seedling Pinus pinaster plainly circumnutated; and the figures described approached more nearly to irregular circles than to irregular ovals or ellipses.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
The pinaster, the Pinus austriaca, Pinus insignis and other firs succeed well in the western part of the county.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
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
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