pi|nas|ter

pi|nas|ter
pi|nas|ter «py NAS tuhr, puh-», noun.
a pine of southern Europe, having stout leaves set in dense whorls and cones arranged around the branches in clusters of from four to eight; maritime pine.
[< Latin pīnāster wild pine < pīnus pine tree]

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