pinaster

American  

[pahy-nas-ter] / paɪˈnæs tər /

noun

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

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pinaster British  

/ paɪˈnæstə, pɪ- /

noun

1. Also called: maritime pinaster.   cluster pinaster.  a Mediterranean pine tree, Pinus pinaster, with paired needles and prickly cones

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Etymology

Origin of pinaster

C16: from Latin: wild pine, from pīnus pine

Example Sentences

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

At a casual glance the whole tree might readily be mistaken for the pinaster, but the leaves are shorter, less tufted, and always more erect.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various

Pinus pinaster: circumnutation of young leaf, traced from 11.45 A.M.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

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