tropical

adjectives

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

"tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"

tropic, tropical

is derived from

of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic

"tropical year"

tropical

is derived from

pertains to

characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

tropical

is derived from

is similar to

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

"figurative language"

domain category

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

"tropical weather"

tropic, tropical

is derived from