trop
Greekturn, change
About This Root
From Greek tropos (a turn, direction, way). The tropics are where the sun "turns" at the solstices. Trophy originally meant a "turning point" in battle where the enemy turned to flee. Heliotrope is a plant that turns toward the sun. The root connects physical turning with directional change in both geography and nature.
Associated Words · 11
tropical
Of or relating to the tropics; hot and humid
trophy
An award or prize for winning a competition; a symbol of victory
subtropical
Relating to the regions between the tropics and temperate zones
tropic
Either of the two latitude lines bounding the tropics; of or relating to the tropics
heliotrope
A sun-facing plant; a light purple colour
semitropical
Relating to subtropical regions
heliotropic
Tending to turn or grow toward the sun
heliotropism
The tendency of plants to grow or turn in response to sunlight
subtropic
Of or relating to subtropical regions; a subtropical region
tropics
The hot equatorial region between the two tropics
subtropics
The region between the tropics and temperate latitudes