Derived from the Arabic name of Secamone aegyptica, “squamona”.
squama, = scale (of a fish, serpent);
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
sqamosus, = full of or covered with scales, scaly, squamous.
Alpes, = the Alps.
-inus, = indicates possession or resemblance.
alpinus, = Alpine.
European Alps; often used merely to indicate habitat rather than place. (i.e. high altitude) (BL, AB)