MONTANE


Meaning of MONTANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmän-ˈtān, ˈmän-ˌ ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin montanus of a mountain — more at mountain

Date: 1863

1. : of, relating to, growing in, or being the biogeographic zone of relatively moist cool upland slopes below timberline dominated by large coniferous trees

2. : of, relating to, or made up of montane plants or animals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.