Tropical
adjective
1.
pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics:
tropical flowers.
2.
very hot and humid:
a tropical climate.
3.
designed for use in the tropics or in very hot weather (often used in combination):
tropical-weight woolens.
4.
of or relating to either or both of the astronomical tropics.
5.
pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical.
noun
6.
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
adjective
1.
situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the tropics
2.
(of weather) very hot, esp when humid
3.
(rhetoric) of or relating to a trope
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