Alpestrine

English

Alternative forms

alpestrine

Etymology

Latin Alpestris.

Adjective

Alpestrine (not comparable)

Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; Alpine.
Alpestrine diseases
(botany) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the tree-line; subalpine.

References

“Alpestrine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“Alpestrine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Pearlstein, episternal, interlapse, interpales, interpleas, plenarties, presential, salipenter

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