alpestrian (alpestrian)

[ It has become a proverb with alpestrians that impracticable means unattempted. Mac mill an's Mag . , VIII. 393. alpestrine (al-pes'trin), a. [ alpestris , suitable for pasturage, prop. pertaining to alpes or mountains: see alp2 .] 1. Pertaining or peculiar to the Alps, or other mountainous regions: as, " alpestrine diseases," Dana . [Rare.] -2. In bot . , growing on mountains below the alpine region, that is, below the limit of tree growth as determined by cold.