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Alpine"of the Alps," early 15c., from Latin Alpinus; see Alp. Earlier was Alpish (1590s).
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AlpineDescribing an environment in a mountainous region, and often specifically referring to granite zones within the Alps of Europe.
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Alpinehaving to do with mountains.
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AlpinePlants that grow naturally above the tree line in mountainous regions
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AlpineA plant that is usually native to a mountainous zone between the upper limit of tree growth and the permanent snow line. Can also be categorised as any small plant suitable for a rockery.
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AlpineReferring to plants that come from areas above the tree line - e.g. where is too cold for trees to grow
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Alpineabove the timberline. Roughly synonymous with "mountainous."
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AlpineTechnically a plant whose natural habitat is a mountainous region, but the term has become used to describe many more types of plant suitable for planting in a rockery. See also rock plants.
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AlpineThe high, treeless biogeographic zone of mountains that consists of slopes above the timberline. alternate arrangement
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AlpineThe biogeographic zone made up of slopes above the tree line characterized by the presence of rosette-forming herbaceous plants and low, shrubby, slow-growing woody plants.
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Alpine(adj) relating to or characteristic of alps(adj) relating to the Alps and their inhabitants(adj) living or growing above the timber line
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AlpineReferring to conditions similar to those found in the Alps or other higher mountains (usually above 1500 m (4900')) .
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AlpineRelating to mountains; often descriptive of plants, animals, and scenery found in mountainous regions.
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Alpineclimate zone 2000 - 3000 m, montane grasslands and shrublands. Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo) limit
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Alpine1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants. 2. Like the Alps; lofty. "Gazing up an Alpine height." Origin: L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin. (01 Mar 1998)
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Alpine
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line
(alpine snows)
(skiing); of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)
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Alpine
Ain California.
A borough in New Jersey.
A town in New South Wales, Australia.
A city in Texas.
A city in Utah.
A ghost town in Washington.
A town in Wyoming.
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