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Definition of Alpestrine
1. Adjective. Growing at high altitudes.
Definition of Alpestrine
1. a. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.
2. a. Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timbe&?; line; subalpine.
Definition of Alpestrine
1. Adjective. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Alpestrine
1. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. Origin: L. Alpestris. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpestrine
Literary usage of Alpestrine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1857)
"The last fact I wish to state regarding alpestrine pathology, refers to the
Hospice of the Great St Bernard (8129). The Prior of that establishment has ..."
2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: : Exhibiting a View of the Progressive (1857)
"Let us consider these twofold consequences of an abode in alpestrine and alpine
... Physiological and Pathological influence of alpestrine Climates (above ..."
3. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"alpestrine (al-pes'trin). [L. alpes''im.] Alpine, or pertaining to mountains :
as, an alpestrine disease. Alpha-angle. See ANGLE ALPHA. ..."
4. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"alpestrine, sub- alpine. alphabétique, a. alphabetic(al). alphabétiquement, adv.
alphabetically. alphabétiser, vt alphabetize, ..."
5. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1890)
"alpestrine scenery now gives place to soft and charming landscapes, where the
meandering stream winds placidly between rounded grassy or wooded hills. ..."
6. Orchidaceae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae by Oakes Ames (1920)
"... belief that those species of Dendrochilum that are alpestrine in their
requirements are very often confined to particular mountains or mountain ranges. ..."
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