MONTANE


Meaning of MONTANE in English

/mon"tayn/ , Ecol.

adj.

1. pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions.

n.

2. the lower vegetation belt on mountains.

[ 1860-65; montanus, equiv. to mont- (s. of mons ) MOUNT 2 + -anus -ANE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .