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Tropical vs Stinging - What's the difference?

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Tropical is a related term of stinging.


As adjectives the difference between tropical and stinging

is that tropical is of or north and 23 degrees south while stinging is having the capacity to sting.

As nouns the difference between tropical and stinging

is that tropical is a tropical plant while stinging is the act by which someone receives a sting.

As a verb stinging is

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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.

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    stinging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the capacity to sting.
    • stinging nettles

    Verb

    (head)
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which someone receives a sting.
    • the stingings of scorpions
    stingings of remorse