Associations to the word «Subtropical»

Wiktionary

SUBTROPICAL, adjective. Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
SUBTROPICAL, noun. A subtropical plant.

Dictionary definition

SUBTROPICAL, 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".

Wise words

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