adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ män- ' t ā n, ' män- ˌ
Function: 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