subtropical
adjective
sub·trop·i·cal
ˌsəb-ˈträ-pi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly subtropic
: of, relating to, or being the regions bordering on the tropical zone
subtropical environment
subtropical grasses
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The Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Its dramatic cliffs, lush subtropical forests and pristine coral lagoons are home to a breathtaking array of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Since then, their population has grown steadily as the species has thrived in Florida's subtropical climate and gradually spread northward across the state.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Its dramatic cliffs, lush subtropical forests and pristine coral lagoons are home to a breathtaking array of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Since then, their population has grown steadily as the species has thrived in Florida's subtropical climate and gradually spread northward across the state.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Subtropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtropical. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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subtropical
adjective
sub·trop·i·cal
ˌsəb-ˈträp-i-kəl
ˈsəb-
variants
also subtropic
: of, relating to, or being the regions bordering on the tropical zone
subtropical forests
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