tropical
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tropical/ˈtrɒpɪkl/
▶adjective
- 1 characteristic of or relating to the tropics.
■ very hot and humid.
- 2 archaic of or involving a trope; figurative.
– derivatives
tropically adverb.
tropically adverb.
'tropical' also found in these Oxford entries:
ackee
- afrormosia
- agave
- air plant
- allamanda
- aloe
- amaranth
- ambatch
- ambergris
- amberjack
- anaconda
- annatto
- antbird
- anthurium
- arapaima
- areca palm
- army ant
- atlas moth
- aubergine
- avocado
- ayahuasca
- balata
- balloonfish
- balsa
- banana
- barbet
- barracuda
- basil
- beefwood
- bellbird
- bigeye
- bird of paradise
- bird pepper
- birdwing
- black-eyed Susan
- blackwood
- bluefish
- boa
- booby
- bottlenose dolphin
- box
- boxfish
- Brazil
- bread tree
- bromeliad
- bulbul
- buttonwood
- cacao
- cacique
- caecilian
