sub-tropical

sub-tropical
1) ADJ Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.

...the sub-tropical region of the Chapare.

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2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Sub-tropical plants and trees grow in places that are warm and wet.

...a remarkable garden of sub-tropical plants.

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