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subtropical

[ suhb-trop-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
  2. pertaining to or occurring in a region between tropical and temperate; subtorrid; semitropical.

noun

  1. a subtropical plant.

subtropical

/ sŭb-trŏp′ĭ-kəl /

  1. Relating to the regions of the Earth bordering on the tropics, just north of the Tropic of Cancer or just south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Subtropical regions are the warmest parts of the two Temperate Zones.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subtropical1

First recorded in 1835–45; sub- + tropical

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