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Tropical vs Rondeletia - What's the difference?

tropical | rondeletia |

As nouns the difference between tropical and rondeletia

is that tropical is a tropical plant while rondeletia is any of the genus genus: Rondeletia of tropical rubiaceous shrubs.

As an adjective tropical

is of or {{l/en|pertaining}} to the {{l/en|tropics}}, the {{l/en|equatorial}} {{l/en|region}} between 23 {{l/en|degrees}} north and 23 degrees south.

tropical

English

Alternative forms

* (abbreviation)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or north and 23 degrees south.
  • From or similar to a hot climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
  • (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a .
  • (Jeremy Taylor)
  • * South
  • The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.

    Derived terms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tropical plant.
  • rondeletia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the genus (taxlink) of tropical rubiaceous shrubs.
  • (Webster 1913)