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nounthe part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
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- coco tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
- coconut tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
- tropical of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
- tropical relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
- tropical of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
- pineapple a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
- yam edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
- taro herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
- gumbo tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- dahl tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics