Subalpine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subalpine \Sub*al"pine\, a. [L. subalpinus.] (Bot. & Zool.)
     Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains,
     but considerably below the snow line.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  subalpine
       adj : growing at high altitudes [syn: {alpestrine}]