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semitropical

[sem-ee-trop-i-kuhl, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈtrɒp ɪ kəl, ˌsɛm aɪ- /


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Coca grows in semitropical areas at heights of between 200 and 1,500 metres over sea level, and unlike oranges, can be harvested three to six times per year.

From Salon Mar. 9, 2025

Seasonal flooding hits large parts of China every summer, particularly in the semitropical south, while some northern regions this year have reported the worst floods in 50 years.

From Washington Times Aug. 1, 2023

Seasonal flooding hits large parts of China every summer, particularly in the semitropical south.

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2023

They gathered in the chilly northeastern city of Dalian, in semitropical Guangzhou nearly 1,500 miles away and in Wuhan in central China, where the Covid pandemic began at the end of 2019.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2023

Sugar-cane is grown in tropical and semitropical countries all over the globe.

From Food Guide for War Service at Home Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover by Florence Powdermaker




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