Sekirov Dictionary

tropical

UK /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/US /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪ.kəl/

adjective 4
noun 1
forms 3

adjective4

Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
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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 tropical geometry.
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(old-fashioned) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
- The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it. — 1692

noun1

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A tropical plant.
- The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian. — 1856

forms

tropicals · more tropical · most tropical

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