Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timbe? line; subalpine. Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. [L. Alpestris.] Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.
alpestrine adj : growing at high altitudes [syn: {subalpine}]