Associations to the word «Montane»

Wiktionary

MONTANE, adjective. Mountainous; specifically, pertaining to the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.
MONTANE, noun. Flora and fauna of a montane habitat.

Dictionary definition

MONTANE, adjective. Of or inhabiting mountainous regions; "montane flowers".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats