Subtropical


adjective
1.
bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
2.
pertaining to or occurring in a region between tropical and temperate; subtorrid; semitropical.
noun
3.
a subtropical plant.
adjective
1.
situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the subtropics
subtropical
(sŭb-trŏp’ĭ-kəl)
Relating to the regions of the Earth bordering on the tropics, just north of the Tropic of Cancer or just south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Subtropical regions are the warmest parts of the two Temperate Zones.

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