tropical
adjective
- of, relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics
- of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture
noun
- a tropical plant
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ / /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ / /ˈtɹɔp.ɪ.kəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree 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 From tropic + -al.
- 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.
“But we, by the real spiritual presence of Christ, do understand Christ to be present, as the Spirit of God is present in the hearts of the faithful, by blessing and grace; and this is all which we mean besides the tropical and figurative presence.”
“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.”
- Pertaining to tropical geometry.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree 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 From tropic + -al.
- A tropical plant.
“The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian.”