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Definition of tropic
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tropic is as below...
Tropic
(n.) One of the two small
circles
of the
celestial
sphere,
situated
on each side of the
equator,
at a
distance
of 23? 28/, and
parallel
to it, which the sun just
reaches
at its
greatest
declination
north or
south,
and from which it turns again
toward
the
equator,
the
northern
circle
being
called
the
Tropic
of
Cancer,
and the
southern
the
Tropic
of
Capricorn,
from the names of the two signs at which they touch the
ecliptic..
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Erythrina
::
Erythrina
(n.) A genus of
leguminous
plants
growing
in the
tropics;
coral tree; -- so
called
from its red
flowers.
Heliconia
::
Heliconia
(n.) One of
numerous
species
of
Heliconius,
a genus of
tropical
American
butterflies.
The wings are
usually
black,
marked
with
green,
crimson,
and
white..
Negro
::
Negro (n.) A black man;
especially,
one of a race of black or very dark
persons
who
inhabit
the
greater
part of
tropical
Africa,
and are
distinguished
by
crisped
or curly hair, flat
noses,
and thick
protruding
lips; also, any black
person
of
unmixed
African
blood,
wherever
found..
Toucan
::
Toucan
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
fruit-eating
birds of
tropical
America
belonging
to
Ramphastos,
Pteroglossus,
and
allied
genera
of the
family
Ramphastidae.
They have a very
large,
but light and thin, beak, often
nearly
as long as the body
itself.
Most of the
species
are
brilliantly
colored
with red,
yellow,
white,
and black in
striking
contrast..
Capricorn
::
Capricorn
(n.) The tenth sign of
zodiac,
into which the sun
enters
at the
winter
solstice,
about
December
21. See
Tropic..
Snowberry
::
Snowberry
(n.) A name of
several
shrubs
with white
berries;
as, the
Symphoricarpus
racemosus
of the
Northern
United
States,
and the
Chiococca
racemosa
of
Florida
and
tropical
America..
Tephrosia
::
Tephrosia
(n.) A genus of
leguminous
shrubby
plants
and
herbs,
mostly
found in
tropical
countries,
a few
herbaceous
species
being North
American.
The
foliage
is often
ashy-pubescent,
whence
the
name..
Tortrix
::
Tortrix
(n.) A genus of
tropical
short-tailed
snakes,
which are not
venomous.
One
species
(Tortrix
scytalae)
is
handsomely
banded
with
black,
and is
sometimes
worn alive by the
natives
of
Brazil
for a
necklace..
Bissextile
::
Bissextile
(n.) Leap year; every
fourth
year, in which a day is added to the month of
February
on
account
of the
excess
of the
tropical
year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is
equivalent
to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the
excess
of the real year.
Hence,
it is
necessary
to
suppress
the
bissextile
day at the end of every
century
which is not
divisible
by 400, while it is
retained
at the end of those which are
divisible
by 400..
Cancer
::
Cancer
(n.) The
fourth
of the
twelve
signs of the
zodiac.
The first point is the
northern
limit of the sun's
course
in
summer;
hence,
the sign of the
summer
solstice.
See
Tropic..
Morpho
::
Morpho
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
large,
handsome,
tropical
American
butterflies,
of the genus
Morpho.
They are noted for the very
brilliant
metallic
luster
and
bright
colors
(often
blue) of the upper
surface
of the
wings.
The lower
surface
is
usually
brown or gray, with
eyelike
spots..
Vanilla
::
Vanilla
(n.) A genus of
climbing
orchidaceous
plants,
natives
of
tropical
America..
Nutmeg
::
Nutmeg
(n.) The
kernel
of the fruit of the
nutmeg
tree
(Myristica
fragrans),
a
native
of the
Molucca
Islands,
but
cultivated
elsewhere
in the
tropics..
Anona
::
Anona (n.) A genus of
tropical
or
subtropical
plants
of the
natural
order
Anonaceae,
including
the
soursop..
Naseberry
::
Naseberry
(n.) A
tropical
fruit.
See
Sapodilla.
Tillandsia
::
Tillandsia
(n.) A genus of
epiphytic
endogenous
plants
found in the
Southern
United
States
and in
tropical
America.
Tillandsia
usneoides,
called
long moss, black moss,
Spanish
moss, and
Florida
moss, has a very
slender
pendulous
branching
stem, and forms great
hanging
tufts on the
branches
of
trees.
It is often used for
stuffing
mattresses..
Heliotropic
::
Heliotropic
(a.)
Manifesting
heliotropism;
turning
toward
the sun.
Zebrawood
::
Zebrawood
(n.) A kind of
cabinet
wood
having
beautiful
black,
brown,
and
whitish
stripes,
the
timber
of a
tropical
American
tree
(Connarus
Guianensis)..
Mammee
::
Mammee
(n.) A fruit tree of
tropical
America,
belonging
to the genus
Mammea
(M.
Americana);
also, its
fruit.
The
latter
is
large,
covered
with a
thick,
tough ring, and
contains
a
bright
yellow
pulp of a
pleasant
taste and
fragrant
scent.
It is often
called
mammee
apple..
Coquette
::
Coquette
(n.) A
tropical
humming
bird of the genus
Lophornis,
with very
elegant
neck
plumes.
Several
species
are
known.
See
Illustration
under
Spangle,
v. t..
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