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alpestrine

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al⋅pes⋅trine

  [al-pes-trin]
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–adjective Botany.
subalpine (def. 2).
Origin:
1875–80; < ML alpestr(is) (L Alp(ēs) the Alps + -estris adj. suffix; see terrestrial ) + -ine 1
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al·pes·trine   (āl-pěs'trĭn)   
adj.  Growing at high altitudes; alpine or subalpine.

[From Medieval Latin alpestris, from Latin Alpēs, the Alps.]
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