subtropical
adjective
- from the region just outside the tropics
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English tropic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tropical English subtropical From sub- + tropical.
- Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
- Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English tropic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tropical English subtropical From sub- + tropical.
- A subtropical plant.