2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. [L. Alpestris.] 1. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: alpestrine adj : growing at high altitudes [syn: {subalpine}]
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