alpestrine

[ al-pes-trin ]
/ ælˈpɛs trɪn /

adjective Botany.

subalpine(def 2).

Origin of alpestrine

1875–80; < Medieval Latin alpestr(is) (Latin Alp(ēs) the Alps + -estris adj. suffix; see terrestrial) + -ine1

Words nearby alpestrine

alpenstock, alpers' disease, alpes-de-haute provence, alpes-de-haute-provence, alpes-maritimes, alpestrine, alpha, alpha and omega, alpha angle, alpha blocker, alpha brass

British Dictionary definitions for alpestrine

alpestrine
/ (ælˈpɛstrɪn) /

adjective

(of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine

Word Origin for alpestrine

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