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单词 montane
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montaneadj.

Brit. /ˈmɒnteɪn/, U.S. /mɑnˈteɪn/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin montānus.
Etymology: < classical Latin montānus (see mountain n.). Compare French montane (1866). Compare earlier montanic adj.1
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountainous country; spec. designating or relating to the belt of upland vegetation below the tree line.
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mountuousa1382
mountainousc1384
Alpine?a1475
Alpish1577
Alpian1607
Alpsian?1610
mountained1628
alpestral1697
subalpine1803
intermontane1807
montane1863
1863 J. G. Baker N. Yorks. Stud. 211 One of the most frequent of the characteristically montane species.
1885 J. G. Baker Lake District Flora 238 Parsley Fern..one of the most universal of the montane Lakeland plants.
1914 Publ. Carnegie Inst. Washington No. 199. 107 The rate of growth in the montane rain-forest region is much slower than it is in the vegetation of the lowlands.
1947 R. A. de Rosayro New View Point on Origin of Montane Grasslands Ceylon (Brit. Empire Forestry Conf.) 1 The montane grasslands or patanas..are confined..within the central massif of the Island.
1994 This Mag. (Toronto) Nov. 40/1 This construction,..erodes the precious montane area of the park.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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