Madrean

English

Etymology

From Spanish madre +‎ -an.

Named for the Sierra Madre Occidental

Adjective

Madrean (not comparable)

1. (biogeography) Pertaining to the Sierra Madre Occidental
   • 1995, Peter Warshall, “The Madrean Sky Island Archipelago: A Planetary Overview”, in Rocky Mountain Forest, Range Experiment Station, General Technical Report RM, page 6:

     He defined the Madrean archipelago as those island mountains with a pine-oak woodland.

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