Latin word pinaster comes from Latin pinus, Latin -astrum
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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pinus | Latin (lat) | Lance, spear. Pine forest, pineland. Pine tree. Pinewood, or a thing made of such wood. Wreath of pine leaves. |
-astrum | Latin (lat) | Suffix of nouns, expressing incomplete resemblance, hence generally pejorative. |
pinaster | Latin (lat) | Wild pine. |