montane

 [mon-teyn]  

mon·tane

   [mon-teyn] Ecology
adjective
1.
pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions.
noun
2.
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.

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Origin:
1860–65; < Latin montānus, equivalent to mont- (stem of mōns) mount2 + -ānus -ane
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montane (ˈmɒnteɪn)
 
—adj
of or inhabiting mountainous regions: a montane flora
 
[C19: from Latin montānus, from monsmountain]

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