Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or relating to the tropical or subtropical regions of the Old World.

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Examples

  • About a third of the Solomon Islands 'flora is of Malesian (southeast Asian) origin, a third has Paleotropical origins, and a third is cosmopolitan, with a small Pacific contribution.

    Solomon Islands rain forests 2008

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