tropical

adj

1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
2. From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.

   “We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer.”

   “My favorite tropical fruits are pineapples and coconuts.”

   “Whale sharks are found in all the tropical waters of the world. As with many tropical species, an occasional stray wanders into colder waters.”

3. (dated)Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.

   “But we, by the real spiritual presence of Christ, do understand Christ to be present, as the Spirit of God is present in the hearts of the faithful, by blessing and grace; and this is all which we mean besides the tropical and figurative presence.”

   “The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.”

4. Pertaining to tropical geometry.

noun

1. A tropical plant.

   “The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian.”