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alpine
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As an adjective, alpine means of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline. As a noun, it means an alpine plant, any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden.
Meanings of alpine
6 meaningsadjective
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
“alpine snows”
skiingOf or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.
Relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
“Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany”
Relating to or characteristic of alps
“alpine sports”
Living or growing above the timber line
“alpine flowers”
noun
botanyAn alpine plant, any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).