Etymology

alterne

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Today it means: One of two or more plant communities that alternate with one another across a landscape with sharp boundaries, lacking an ecotone. Full definition →

French alterne
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  1. French · borrowed fromalterne
  2. French · borrowed fromalterne
  3. English todayalterne

Unadapted borrowing from French alterne.

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