subalpine

(-alpīn′, -pin)

adjective

  1. designating or of regions at the foot of the Alps
  2. designating, of, or growing in mountain regions just below the timberline or on a tundra or paramo; alpestrine

Origin: L subalpinus, lit., lying near the Alps: see sub- & Alpine

See subalpine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to regions at or near the foot of the Alps.
  2. Of, relating to, inhabiting, or growing in mountainous regions just below the timberline.

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