alpestrine
[al-pes-trin]
adjective Botany.
Origin of alpestrine
1875–80; < Medieval Latin alpestr(is) (Latin Alp(ēs) the Alps + -estris adj. suffix; see terrestrial) + -ine1
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alpestrine
adjective
Word Origin for alpestrine
C19: from Medieval Latin alpestris, from Latin Alpēs the Alps
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