adjective
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
Synonyms
Examples
- tropical islands
- tropical fruit
adjective
of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
Examples
- tropical year
adjective
characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes
Examples
- changed from its literal sense
adjective
of weather or climate
Synonyms
Examples
- hot and humid as in the tropics
- tropical weather