tropical

Definition:
1. Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator).
2. Of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic.
3. Characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense.
4. Of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics.

Use 'tropical' in a sentence:

• 1. It has a warm and humid tropical climate on its Indian Ocean coastline.
• 2. He studied tropical medicine in the university.
• 3. The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly.
• 4. Less chemical gets into the subsoil which is particularly important with the light, tropical soils.
• 5. Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.
• 6. Most important of all, the Amazon irrigates the largest tropical rainforest on earth.
• 7. With my institution and teaching load, I don't have postdocs and grad students", says Terry McGlynn, a tropical biologist at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
• 8. Vanilla is extracted from a tropical orchid.
• 9. Though small, the country has abundant plants from desert grasses to tropical jungle.
• 10. Most important of all, the Amazon irrigates the largest tropical rain forest on earth.
• 11. The Little Ice Age and Its Environmental Effects in the Tropical Zone of China.
• 12. Dr Crane's specialism is tropical diseases.
• 13. I'm going to go somewhere tropical for a week or two.
• 14. They do serious harm to tropical rainforest.
• 15. If you like, add some tropical fruits such as pineapple or papaya.
• 16. Records from India and tropical Africa are even more recent.
• 17. The Cot starfish is found on coral reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean and it eats coral.
• 18. The tropical island of New Guinea is home to over 900 languages.
• 19. The Shift of Tropical Zone During The Last Glacial Maximum in China.
• 20. You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.
• 21. I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.
• 22. Far more languages are found in tropical regions than in mild zones.
• 23. I used to think that this sweet tropical fruit grew on a bush, but later learned that in fact it grows upon the ground.
• 24. I like warm and tropical areas, but I also can live anywhere it's not too cold.
• 25. Cuba has a tropical climate with year-round sunshine.
• 26. They inhabit the tropical forests.
• 27. This tropical region's economy is based mainly on farming.
• 28. These include droughts, floods, windstorms, strong tropical winds and wildfires.
• 29. The Clarks' hypothesis, if correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time.
• 30. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
• 31. Mindful of the danger of tropical storms, I decided not to go out.
• 32. Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west.
• 33. The effects of climate change are likely to be seen across the entire tropical zone.
• 34. Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?
• 35. The company is the world's largest destroyer of tropical forests.
• 36. Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland.
• 37. Who could resist the seductions of the tropical island?
• 38. Tropical rainforests have the most varied assemblage of plants in the world.
• 39. The swimming pool is framed by tropical gardens.
• 40. The aquarium has some interesting specimens of unusual tropical fish.
• 41. The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.
• 42. She exits into the tropical storm.
• 43. Tropical storm Marco is pushing northward up Florida's coast.
• 44. A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic.
• 45. Rainfall from a tropical storm dislodged the debris from the slopes of the volcano.
• 46. The world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thought.