tropical.
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer.
My favorite tropical fruits are pineapples and coconuts.
Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
Pertaining to tropical geometry.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English tropic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tropical From tropic + -al.
A tropical plant.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English tropic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tropical From tropic + -al.
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