pinaster
/pahy-nas-ter/US // paɪˈnæs tər //UK // (paɪˈnæstə, pɪ-) //
钉子户,钉子匠,钉螺,钉子手
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
Examples
The tree was a pinaster, of lengthy foliage and ponderous cones, standing in a little shooting-path, leading from the main walk.
The soil is red, and overgrown with arbutus and pinaster, like the country around Cannes.
The duration of the tree is much greater than that of the pinaster, and the timber is whiter and somewhat more durable.
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.
The finest of all is undoubtedly Pinus Pinaster, which is essentially a sea-coast Pine, revelling in storms and sprays.
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