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alpestrine definition

al·pes·trine (al pes′trin)

adjective

  1. of the Alps or any mountainous region
  2. Bot. growing in the elevated region closest to the timberline

Etymology: ML alpestris < L Alpes: see alp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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