adj
montane
Montane (adj) means Found on or living in mountain slopes, especially the cool, damp ground just below the tree line.
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Found on or living in mountain slopes, especially the cool, damp ground just below the tree line.
"The key to sustainable tropical montane cloud forest land management lies in actively involving local rural populations in decision-taking processes relating to research, training, development and conservation strategies and initiatives."
— M. Kappelle, Case Study: Mountain Forests, Biodiversity and People in Costa Rica (2000)
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Etymology
The adjective is derived from Latin montānus (“of or pertaining to a mountain”). Synchronically, it can be seen to have the suffix English -ane (variant of -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives)). Montānus is derived from mōns (“mount, mountain”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, to tower”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The noun is probably derived from the adjective.
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What is the meaning of montane?
"montane" (adj) means found on or living in mountain slopes, especially the cool, damp ground just below the tree line.
What is another word for montane?
Other words for "montane" include alpine.
