What double purpose does woolen clothing serve in semitropical climates?. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
The Chinese tallow tree is native to semitropical areas of central South China. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Before them was a semitropical forest from which at any moment might crawl -- death. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
It's traditional, because the land of Israel is tropical or semitropical, I suppose. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet]
No need for quite so potent a weapon of self-defense on placid, easygoing, semitropical New Riviera. From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
South Padre Island is semitropical, with water readings seldom dropping below 65 or topping 85 degrees. From Wordnik.com. [TEXAS GULF : Padre Knows Best] Reference
It offered buyers full kitchens and air conditioners before they became common in this semitropical city. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Pains Hit a Hong Kong Titan] Reference
The semitropical nature of the climate was bearable to the thranx while not unduly uncomfortable for humans. From Wordnik.com. [Diuturnity's Dawn]
I felt enclosed in a semitropical terrarium, sealed off from a world that suddenly seemed a thousand miles away. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
It is very likely present, but simply not recognized, throughout the semitropical and milder temperate zones of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
The high mountains became a wilderness of snow; the precipitous valleys, though semitropical, were largely overcast and foggy. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Torc]
The area harvested four crops annually, but its semitropical climate guaranteed that winters were wet and chilly, summers hot and humid. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Empress] Reference
Because they lived in a semitropical rain forest, the Maya developed sophisiticated technology for for teh provision and drainage of water. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #13 « Climate Audit] Reference
He was working off some of his anger as he pushed his way through the exotic, semitropical undergrowth that shadowed and sometimes hid the path. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
For example, long-night (more than 12 hours, sunset to sunrise) varieties of onions and sesame are required for semitropical savanna West Africa. From Wordnik.com. [5. How plants live and grow] Reference
= -- These both inhabit the tropics and semitropical regions, and lurk in dark corners and out-of-the-way places, crawling into the boots and clothing during the night. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)] Reference
( 'The hot semitropical nights will reek of romance you'll never have.'). From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
Climate: Mostly tropical or semitropical with temperate zone in the south. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Sugar-cane is grown in tropical and semitropical countries all over the globe. From Wordnik.com. [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] Reference
Many of the tropical or semitropical plants islanders love also are water hogs. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
Before them was a semitropical forest from which at any moment might crawl'death. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck]
The bamboo cane, a gigantic grass, cultivated in many tropical and semitropical countries. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
Terrain: High plateau (altiplano), temperate and semitropical valleys, and tropical lowlands. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The roots are filled with starch, and have long been used as food in various semitropical countries. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
Each city's lush, semitropical boulevards are dotted by raised Victorian houses, neighborhood bars and mom-and-pop groceries. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Observer | Complete Issue] Reference
Their men died by thousands in our semitropical climate, because we were powerless to relieve them with either food or medicine. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Ninety Days of the War in North-Carolina.] Reference
Even in California's mild Mediterranean-like climate, dry heat and occasional frost can make growing semitropical trees difficult. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
He must have returned to Antigua soon afterwards, glad to get back, as he himself said, to the "warm sunshine" of his semitropical island. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776] Reference
A southern latitude, Athens was stricken relatively seldom with semitropical heat. From Wordnik.com. [A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life] Reference
Maybe it's only semitropical! '. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
Gulf strip: see semitropical or gulf strip. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
1991) commodities: semitropical produce, light manufactures, re-exports of pharmaceuticals partners. From Wordnik.com. [The 1994 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Products -- semitropical produce, dairy products, flowers, honey. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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