Sekirov Dictionary

montane

UK /ˈmɒnteɪn/US /mɑnˈteɪn/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.
- [T]he upper part of these peaks is very bare and monotonous, and almost destitute of damp precipice; and I know of only seven Montane species that grow there above 650 yards. — 1871

noun1

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An animal or a plant of a montane habitat.
- The wintergreens, and northern montanes such as Linnaea have their stronghold in these pinewoods and some of their rarity may be due to the reduction in the extent of the forest. — 2005

forms

montanes · more montane · most montane

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