• (a.) Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. • (a.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timbe/ line; subalpine. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/alpestrine/
Al·pes'trine adjective [ Latin Alpestris .] Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/62