temperate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
temperate/ˈtempərət/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
- 2 showing moderation or self-restraint.
– derivatives
temperately adverb,
temperateness noun.
temperately adverb,
temperateness noun.
– origin ME: from L. temperatus, temperare ‘mingle, restrain’.
'temperate' also found in these Oxford entries:
bluefish
- bottlenose dolphin
- carex
- chernozem
- dock
- gentian
- hair grass
- helmet
- hepatica
- Iceland poppy
- maritime
- orchis
- Palaearctic
- peony
- Quechua
- right whale
- rock rose
- rose
- rosebay
- silverweed
- temperate zone
- veronica
- viburnum
- wheat
- willow
- winter cress
