adj.
Pronunciation: for 1 ' trä-pi-k ə l, for 2 ' tr ō - also ' trä-
Function: adjective
Date: 1527
1 a : of, relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics < tropical forests> <a tropical disease> b : of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture < tropical Florida>
2 [Latin tropicus, from Greek tropikos, from tropos trope] : FIGURATIVE 2
– trop · i · cal · ly \ -pi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb