semitropical
[sem-ee-trop-i-kuh l, sem-ahy-]
Often sem·i·trop·ic.
Origin of semitropical
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Related Words for semitropical
grown, lush, lavish, overgrown, rich, wild, extreme, flourishing, coarse, dense, excessive, exuberant, fertile, luxuriant, productive, profuse, prolific, rampant, tropical, vigorousExamples from the Web for semitropical
Historical Examples of semitropical
Before them was a semitropical forest from which at any moment might crawl—death.
Ralestone LuckAndre Norton
It has the features of a semitropical climate; here the flora of northern and southern provinces meet and overlap.
The New Stone Age in Northern EuropeJohn M. Tyler
In tropical and semitropical regions there are mammals, some of them quite large, which feed upon insects.
Our Domestic BirdsJohn H. Robinson
Sugar-cane is grown in tropical and semitropical countries all over the globe.
Food Guide for War Service at HomeKatharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker
It was a day which only those who know tropical and semitropical seas can understand.
No Defense, CompleteGilbert Parker
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