alpestrine

[ al-pes-trin ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. subalpine ( def 2 ).

alpestrine

/ ælˈpɛstrɪn /

adjective

1. (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine

Word History and Origins

Origin of alpestrine¹

1875–80; < Medieval Latin alpestr ( is ) ( Latin Alp ( ēs ) the Alps + -estris adj. suffix; terrestrial ) + -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of alpestrine¹

C19: from Medieval Latin alpestris, from Latin Alpēs the Alps

Example Sentences

Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.

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Subalpine, sub-al′pīn, adj. belonging to a mountainous region next below alpine—i.e. near but not below the timber-line, alpestrine.

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Associated words: Alpine, cisalpine, trans-alpine, alpenstock, alpestrine. also, adv. besides, too, further, in addition, furthermore, moreover. altar, n.

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Associated words: orology, orography, orogeny, montiform, butte, arete, spur, montanic, intermontane, oread, mountainous, ultramontane, bergstock, subalpine, alpenstock, range, ridge, submontane, alpestrine. mountebank, n. quack; charlatan, impostor, empiric. mourn, v. deplore, lament, regret, grieve, repine, sorrow, bemoan, bewail. mournful, a. sorrowful, lugubrious, doleful, woful. mourning, n. sorrow, grief, bereavement; weeds. mouse, n. murine, rodent; pl. mice, vermin. mousing, a. meddlesome, prying, intrusive. mouthpiece, n. embouchure; spokesman. movable, a. portable, mobile.

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