tropical
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈtrɒpɪkəl/
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tropical
- The temperature in the subway station was tropical, the humid air heavy with pungent odors.
- tropical forests
- tropical medicine
- tropical rainforest
It was a lush green tropical continent.
- It was a lush green tropical continent.
- Take the take the emergence of a of a tropical storm or the storm on Jupiter.
- OK, so it lives in a tropical area.
Examples
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The rain forest, the tropical lagoon, the farm, and the great desert.
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The tropical climate in Hawaii is perfect for growing a variety of exotic fruits.
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If we were on a tropical island, would we need to wear clothes?
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Rare tropical flowers... ...that smell good.
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Have you been to the Tropical Beer Gardens?
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I thought you had in mind something more tropical.
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In many parts of the tropics, hunting is now the biggest threat to tropical biodiversity.
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Sugar apple is native to the Caribbean and the surrounding tropical Americas.
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The predominant cause of fever in tropical areas has historically been malaria.
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So after watching the Akaka Falls, we're going to go now to the Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
Synonyms
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4.1
Relating to hot, humid regions near the equator
Antonyms
Compounds
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A large area of tall trees near the equator that gets heavy rain and has many plants and animals
- Specialized
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9.1
A long illness in hot countries that makes the small intestine absorb food poorly, causing diarrhea and weight loss
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Study, treatment, and prevention of diseases in hot countries near the equator
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Time Earth takes to go around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
How Tropical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tropical comes from the Greek root tropos, which means 'turn'. Map makers used that root for the two lines where the sun seems to 'turn' back each year, so tropical came to mean 'from the warm regions near the equator'.