Subalpine
adjective
1.
pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
2.
Botany. growing on mountains below the limit of tree growth, and above the foothill, or montane, zone.
adjective
1.
situated in or relating to the regions at the foot of mountains
2.
(of plants) growing below the treeline in mountainous regions
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