montane

(män′tān′, män tān′)

adjective

of or designating a cool, moist ecological zone usually located near the timberline and usually dominated by evergreen trees

Origin: < L montanus: see mountain

See montane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, growing in, or inhabiting mountain areas.

Origin:

Origin: Latin montānus

Origin: , from mōns, mont-, mountain; see men-² in Indo-European roots

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