montane

Meanings

Adjective

• Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.

Noun

• An animal or a plant of a montane habitat.

Origin

• The adjective is derived from Latin montānus + English -ane (variant of -an). Montānus is derived from mōns (from Proto-Indo-European *men-) + -ānus.
• The noun is probably derived from the adjective.