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单词 pantropical
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pantropicaladj.

Brit. /panˈtrɒpᵻkl/, U.S. /pænˈtrɑpək(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pan- comb. form, tropical adj.
Etymology: < pan- comb. form + tropical adj. Compare slightly earlier pantropic adj.1 Compare earlier neotropical adj., palaeotropical adj.
Botany and Zoology.
Of a plant or animal: occurring in all regions of the tropics; (of a species' distribution) covering all tropical regions.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > characteristic of particular region or period
southerneOE
African1578
Asiatic1670
American1678
Creole1758
Californian1785
subalpine1808
Antarctic1835
Adelaidean1847
Arctic1876
Atlantic1876
gerontogeous1880
Cenomanian1902
Lusitanian1907
pantropic1911
pantropical1913
native1920
the world > life > biology > balance of nature > distribution > [adjective] > plants or animals of a particular region > from specified region
EnglisheOE
Arabian1580
Scotch1610
West Indian1625
Scots1728
Creole1758
Californian1785
Nubian1790
Lusitanian1907
pantropical1913
1913 Science 10 Oct. 500/2 Most botanists assign to the species [sc. Mucuna pruriens] a pantropical distribution.
1953 New Biol. 15 35 The Scale Insect Aspidotus destructor is a pantropical species which is found wherever the coconut palm grows.
1976 Nature 19 Feb. 528/2 A demonstrably Australian flora with many common pantropical plants missing.
1991 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Winter 3 A taxonomist currently working in Oxford, Dr Robert Scotland, is researching the pan-tropical family, Acanthaceae.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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