trop‧ic /ˈtrɒpɪk $ ˈtrɑː-/
noun[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: tropicus 'of the point where the sun turns back having gone its furthest north and south', from Greek, from trope; ⇒ trophy]
1. [countable] one of the two imaginary lines around the world, either the Tropic of Cancer which is 23½º north of the
equator, or the Tropic of Capricorn which is 23½º south of the equator
2. the tropics the hottest part of the world, which is around the
equator:
plant species found in the tropics [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲