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SUBTROPICAL

\sʌbtɹˈɒpɪkə͡l], \sʌbtɹˈɒpɪkə‍l], \s_ʌ_b_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_k_əl]\

Definitions of SUBTROPICAL

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Of climatological conditions, approaching the tropical, almost tropical.
Of plants, growing in countries approximating to the tropics in climatic conditions. [Lat., Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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