Crossword clues for alpestrine
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alpestrine
Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. [L. Alpestris.]
Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.
(Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine.
WordNet
alpestrine
adj. growing at high altitudes [syn: subalpine]
Usage examples of "alpestrine".
The train was juddering through a high land of alpestrine plants and stoneforms jawing the air.