montane

English

Etymology

Latin montānus (“mountainous”)

Adjective

montane (comparative more montane, superlative most montane)

1. of, inhabiting, or growing in mountainous regions, especially cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.

See also

• alpine
• subalpine

Noun

montane (plural montanes)

1. Flora and fauna of a montane habitat.
   • 2005, Peter Taylor, Beyond Conservation: A Wildland Strategy, page 84

     The wintergreens, and northern montanes such as Linnaea have their stronghold in these pinewoods and some of their rarity may be due to the reduction in the extent of the forest.

Anagrams

• nonmeat, nonteam

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Italian

Adjective

montane pl.

1. feminine form of montano

Anagrams

• manneto, mentano, nomante

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Latin

Adjective

montane

1. vocative masculine singular of montanus