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semitropical

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sem·i·trop·i·cal  (sm-trp-kl, sm-)
adj.
Partly tropical; subtropical.
semitropical [ˌsɛmɪˈtrɒpɪkəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) partly tropical
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) another word for subtropical
semitropics  pl n
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Adj.1.semitropical - of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"
semitropic, subtropic, subtropical


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