semitropical

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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

Every year, seasonal flooding hits large parts of China, particularly in the semitropical south.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 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

These cold-water fish can already be found in some improbable places, including semitropical Florida and the arid Gobi Desert.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2023

Under this encouragement the sugar-beet factory multiplies in the North and far West, semitropical plants are sent to the South, and congenial climates are sought for the choice productions of the far East.

From A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)