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tropical

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tropical
situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the tropics


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Cultivated plains soon appear, where are united all the productions of the northern and tropical floras, terminating in prairies abounding with pineapples and yams, tobacco, rice, cotton-plants, and sugar-canes, which extend beyond reach of sight, flinging their riches broadcast with careless prodigality.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Thus the species of shells which are confined to tropical and shallow seas are generally brighter-coloured than those confined to cold and deeper seas.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
It is rather an elevated table- land, though there are stretches of tropical forest, but it is not so tropical a country as many suppose it to be.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
 
 
 
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