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montane
mon·tane M0403700 (mŏn-tān′, mŏn′tān′)adj. Of, growing in, or inhabiting mountain areas. [Latin montānus, from mōns, mont-, mountain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]montane (ˈmɒnteɪn) adj (Physical Geography) of or inhabiting mountainous regions: a montane flora. [C19: from Latin montānus, from mons mountain]mon•tane (ˈmɒn teɪn) adj. 1. pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions. n. 2. the lower vegetation belt on mountains. [1860–65; < Latin montānus=mont- (s. of mōns) mount2 + -ānus -ane] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | montane - of or inhabiting mountainous regions; "montane flowers" |
montane
montane[män′tān] (ecology) Of, pertaining to, or being the biogeographic zone composed of moist, cool slopes below the timberline and having evergreen trees as the dominant life-form. montane
montane pertaining to mountains. |