alpestrine

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adjective

Synonym of subalpine.

“Alpestrine diseases”

Similar
subalpineuplandhighland
OriginLatin Alpestris →
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Meanings

alpestrine1

adjectivealpestrine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of subalpine.

    Synonyms: subalpine

Alpestrine2

adjectiveAlpestrine (not comparable)

alternative alpestrine

  1. not comparablePertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; Alpine.

    Alpestrine diseases

  2. not comparablebiologyGrowing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the tree-line; subalpine.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of subalpine.

Similar
subalpine

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivegrowing at high altitudes

Similar
subalpineuplandhighland
Also see
highlandsubalpineupland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinAlpestris
  2. EnglishAlpestrine

Latin Alpestris.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pearlsteinsalipenterinterlapseepisternalplanetrisepresential
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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