Madrean

M3A1D2R1E1A1N1

adjective

Pertaining to the Sierra Madre Occidental

OriginSpanish madre →
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Meanings

adjectiveMadrean (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiogeographyPertaining to the Sierra Madre Occidental

    He defined the Madrean archipelago as those island mountains with a pine-oak woodland.

    1995, Peter Warshall, “The Madrean Sky Island Archipelago: A Planetary Overview”, in Rocky Mountain Forest, Range Experiment Station, General Technical Report RM, page 6

Origin

  1. Spanishmadre
  2. EnglishMadrean

From Spanish madre + -an. Named for the Sierra Madre Occidental

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APA

Madrean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madrean

MLA

“Madrean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madrean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Madrean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madrean.

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