pinaster from L. pinus, fir; -aster, suffix indicating resemblance: false fir, wild fir tree (when compared with the cultivated P. pinea L.) or resembling a fir-tree in habit
 
480372 794980 Pinus pinaster Aiton F., Jr. Antoine, Coniferen: p. 18, t. 6, fig. I (1840-1841) [F. Antoine]