- ru|pes|trine
- ru|pes|trine «roo PEHS trihn», adjective.Biology. living or growing among rocks.
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al|pes|trine — «al PEHS trihn», adjective. 1. growing on mountains below the timber line; subalpine. 2. of or having to do with high mountains, especially the Alps. ╂[< Medieval Latin alpestris + English ine1] … Useful english dictionary
cam|pes|trine — «kam PEHS trihn», adjective. = campestral. (Cf. ↑campestral) … Useful english dictionary
trine — al·a·bas·trine; al·pes·trine; doc·trine; la·cus·trine; la·trine; lu·trine; pa·lus·trine; pe·trine; psy·cho·trine; ru·pes·trine; trine; ver·a·trine; vi·trine; ac·cip·i·trine; brevi·ros·trine; lon·gi·ros·trine; dex·trine; so·co·trine; … English syllables
pes — al·pes·trine; anat·i·pes·ti·fer; cam·pes·tral; ge·o·tru·pes; har·pes; her·pes; her·pes·tes; in·tem·pes·tive; pes·cha·ni·ki; pes·cod; pes·ki·ly; pes·ki·ness; pes·sa·ry; pes·si·mal; pes·si·mism; pes·si·mist; pes·si·mis·tic; pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly;… … English syllables
alpestrine — al·pes·trine … English syllables
rupestrine — ru·pes·trine … English syllables
ru — ach·o·ru·tes; ae·ru·gi·nous; ae·ru·go; agua·ru·na; an·thra·ru·fin; arz·ru·nite; ath·e·ru·rus; au·ru·lent; awa·ru·ite; bab·i·ru·sa; bai·ru; bar·ru·let; bar·ru·ly; be·bee·ru; ber·ru·ga·te; bi·a·cu·ru; bil·i·ru·bin; bil·i·ru·bi·ne·mia;… … English syllables
Alpestrine — Al*pes trine, a. [L. Alpestris.] 1. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
rupestrine — rüˈpestrə̇n adjective Etymology: Latin rupes rock + English trine (as in palustrine) : rupicolous * * * /rooh pes trin/, adj. Biol. living or growing on or among rocks. Also, rupicolous. [1 … Useful english dictionary
