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"even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
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- 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
- 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
- rhus deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)