- semitropics
- noun plural Date: 1908 subtropics
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
semitropics
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climatic zone — noun any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude • Hypernyms: ↑zone, ↑geographical zone • Hyponyms: ↑Frigid Zone, ↑polar zone, ↑polar region, ↑Temperate Zone, ↑subtropics … Useful english dictionary
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semitropical — adjective of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical • Syn: ↑subtropical, ↑subtropic, ↑semitropic • Pertains to noun: ↑subtropics (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
