Definition of "alpines" []

• Plural form of alpine. (noun)

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• ""alpines," and low-growing "herbaceous stuff," which delight in squeezing up to a big cool stone that will keep a little moisture for their rootlets in hot summer weather."
• "This raised bed of alpines was an idea that could be easily copied."
• "Above this and up to the permanent snow line at about 5,750 m, plant life is restricted to lichens, mosses, dwarf grasses and sedges and alpines, such as Arenaria polytrichoides and Tanacetum gossypinum."