(ˈ)män.|tān adjective
Etymology: Latin montanus of a mountain, mountainous — more at mountain
1.
a. : of, relating to, or being the biogeographic zone made up of relatively moist cool upland slopes below timberline and characterized by the presence of large evergreen trees as a dominant life form — compare alpine , subalpine
b. : growing in this zone
montane evergreens
2. : of, relating to, or made up of montane plants or animals
a montane flora