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ˈsubˌtropic, a. and n.
[sub- 12 b, 19.]
A. adj. = subtropical.
1891in Cent. Dict. 1900B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms, Subtropic, applied to half-hardy plants which in temperate climates can thrive in summer only.
B. n. pl. subtropics: the regions adjacent to or bordering on the tropics.
1886Times (Philad.) 3 May (Cent.), There are but two counties [of Florida] in the sub-tropics—Dade and Monroe. 1898P. Manson Trop. Diseases i. i. 1 The principal cause of morbidity in the tropics and sub-tropics. |