subtropical

IPA: sʌbtrˈɑpɪkʌɫ

Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
(meteorology, of a cyclone) Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.

Examples of "subtropical" in Sentences

The shrub grows in the subtropical wetlands.
It is part of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre.
The clouds are the edges of Subtropical Storm Andrea.
The foothills descend into the subtropical Duars Plain.
It is the southern side of a clockwise subtropical gyre.
In the lower elevations, the climate is humid subtropical.
List of tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregions.
Durban was then a relatively sleepy town in subtropical surroundings.
The area is part of the Savanna Region, with tropical to subtropical vegetation.
(Humidity-triggered bathroom fans, good; a grass roof in subtropical sun, not so good.)
Between 1969 and 2000, 85 per cent of lowland and mountain subtropical dry forests has been cleared (1. 2m hectares), according to a Zac (2004).
Poinsettias grow in subtropical climates and are usually planted during the months of March and April to be brought into full bloom by November.
In the economy section of the A380 mock-up Airbus designers compensated for this dark truth with relentlessly cheerful carpet and upholstery in subtropical-fruit colors.
I don't have a flag to fly on national holidays, and the most I'll do for Christmas is a wreath on the door because it has good memories and the scent of pine is rare in subtropical Florida.