alpine

Etymology

From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.

adj

1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
   alpine snows
2. (skiing) Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.
   Coordinate term: Nordic

noun

1. (botany) An w:alpine plant, any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden.
   There can be little doubt that the autumn-flowering gentians are the elite of late-flowering alpines, but alas they can only be enjoyed by those gardeners with an acid soil, unless they can be grown in containers. 1991, Jack Elliott, Alpines in the Open Garden, Christopher Helm, page 64