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tropical
1 a: of, relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics <tropical forests> <a tropical disease> b: of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture <tropical Florida>2
[Latin tropicus, from Greek tropikos, from tropos trope]
: figurative 2
— trop·i·cal·ly
\-pi-k(ə-)lē\
adverb
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