pinaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pinaster
C16: from Latin: wild pine, from pīnus pine
Example Sentences
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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 Yonge, Charlotte Mary
With two exceptions, P. halepensis and P. pinaster, they are New World species.
From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell
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 Shaw, George Russell
We have seen in a former chapter that the leaves of Pinus pinaster and Austriaca are continually circumnutating.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
The needle-like leaves of Pinus pinaster form a bundle whilst young; afterwards they slowly diverge, so that those on the upright shoots become horizontal.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
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