SUBTROPICAL

subtropical, subtropic, semitropical, semitropic

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

subtropical (not comparable)

Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.

Noun

subtropical (plural subtropicals)

A subtropical plant.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*trop"ic*al, a.

Definition: Nearly tropical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 February 2025

PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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