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Tropical vs Torrid - What's the difference?

tropical | torrid |

As adjectives the difference between tropical and torrid

is that tropical is of or north and 23 degrees south while torrid is very hot and dry.

As a noun tropical

is a tropical plant.

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.
  • torrid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very hot and dry.
  • Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
  • Full of difficulty.
  • Derived terms

    * torrid zone