submontane


sub·mon·tane

S0847000 (sŭb′mŏn′tān′, -mŏn-tān′)adj. Located under or at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

submontane

(sʌbˈmɒnteɪn) adj1. (Physical Geography) situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain2. (Physical Geography) beneath a mountain or mountain range[C19: from Latin sub- + mōns mountain] subˈmontanely adv

sub•mon•tane

(sʌbˈmɒn teɪn)

adj. 1. under or beneath a mountain or mountains. 2. of or belonging to the lower slopes of mountains. [1810–20; < Late Latin submontānus; see sub-, montane]