Tree-line
noun
1.
timberline.
noun
1.
the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.
2.
the arctic or antarctic limit of tree growth.
noun
1.
the altitudinal or latitudinal limit of normal tree growth See also tree line
noun
1.
the zone, at high altitudes or high latitudes, beyond which no trees grow. Trees growing between the timberline and the tree line are typically stunted
timberline
(tĭm’bər-līn’)
A geographic boundary beyond which trees cannot grow. On the Earth as a whole, the timberline is the northernmost or southernmost latitude at which trees can survive; in a mountainous region, it is the highest elevation at which trees can survive. Also called tree line.
tree line
See timberline.
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