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Definition of Subalpine
1. Adjective. Growing at high altitudes.
Definition of Subalpine
1. a. Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.
Definition of Subalpine
1. Adjective. At the foot of the Alps ¹
2. Adjective. At or just below the tree-line ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subalpine
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subalpine
Literary usage of Subalpine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant Indicators: The Relation of Plant Communities to Process and Practice by Frederic Edward Clements (1920)
"11). ative localities in the Petran subalpine forest. Relationship and contacts.—The
subalpine climax shows some relationship to three different formations, ..."
2. Mosses with Hand-lens and Microscope: A Non-technical Hand-book of the More by Abel Joel Grout (1903)
"... for it is scarcely probable that a subalpine species of the New England
mountains should be found in the lowlands of the southern states. ..."
3. Fennia by Suomen maantieteellinen seura (1903)
"... subalpine Region. In der subalpinen Region finden wir den in der alpinen
vorkommenden ... subalpine ..."
4. A Monograph on Plebiscites: With a Collection of Official Documants by Sarah Wambaugh (1920)
"Vote of the subalpine Parliament Accepting the Vote of Lombardy and the Provinces
of Padua, Vicenza, Treviso and Rovigo, and Uniting these Provinces to ..."
5. A Monograph on Plebiscites: With a Collection of Official Documants by Sarah Wambaugh (1920)
"Vote of the subalpine Parliament Accepting the Vote of Lombardy and the Provinces
of Padua, Vicenza, Treviso and Rovigo, and Uniting these Provinces to ..."
6. A Monograph on Plebiscites: With a Collection of Official Documants by Sarah Wambaugh (1920)
"Vote of the subalpine Parliament Accepting the Vote of Lombardy and the Provinces
of Padua, Vicenza, Treviso and Rovigo, and Uniting these Provinces to ..."
7. The Italian Lakes: Being the Record of Pilgrimages to Familiar and by William Denison McCrackan (1907)
"They were in truth subalpine men. Manzoni was born in Milan, of a family long
settled near Lecco, and there, also, ..."