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pinaster

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pi·nas·ter  (p-nstr)
n.
A Mediterranean pine tree (Pinus pinaster) having a characteristic pyramidal form and needles clustered in fascicles of two.
[Latin, wild pine, from pnus, pine; see pine1.]
pinaster [paɪˈnæstə pɪ-]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Mediterranean pine tree, Pinus pinaster, with paired needles and prickly cones. Also called: maritime (or cluster) pinaster
[from Latin: wild pine, from pīnus pine]
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