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• Alpine

  of, pertaining to, on, or part of any lofty mountain. very high; elevated. (initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, on, or part of the alps. botany. growing on mountains above the limit of tree growth: alpine plants. (often initial capital letter) of or relating to downhill skiing or a compet-tive downhill skiing event. compare (def […]

• Alphosis

  noun (pathol) absence of skin pigmentation, as in albinism

• Alpine azalea

  a low, branching shrub, loiseleuria proc-mbens, of northern regions, having evergreen leaves and cl-sters of white or pink flowers.

• Alpine bistort

  see under (def 2). also called snakeweed. a european plant, polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent. any of several related plants, as p. viviparum (alpine bistort) historical examples ser′pent-fish, the snake-fish; ser′pent-gr-ss, the alpine bistort. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 4 of 4: s-z […]

• Alpine combined

  a compet-tion for alpine skiers in a combination of downhill and slalom races, the winner having the highest total score.

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