subalpine
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sub·al·pine
(sŭb-ăl′pīn′)adj.
1. Of, relating to, inhabiting, or growing in mountainous regions just below the timberline.
2. Of or relating to regions at or near the foot of the Alps.
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subalpine
(sʌbˈælpaɪn)adj
1. (Physical Geography) situated in or relating to the regions at the foot of mountains
2. (Botany) (of plants) growing below the treeline in mountainous regions
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subalpine - growing at high altitudes