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Definitions of subtropic
  1. adjective
    of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
    "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"
Definition that contains subtropic
  • elder any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
  • banana any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
  • savannah a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
  • leprosy chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
  • everglades a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
  • plantain a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
  • savanna a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
  • akee widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
  • verbena any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
  • sorghum annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum
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