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| acacia |
a tree that grows in tropical areas of the world, especially in parts of Africa and Australia. The branches of an acacia spread out very wide and evenly across the top. Sometimes the top of the tree looks almost flat. |
| African violet |
any of several related tropical plants, very popular as houseplants, that have fuzzy dark green leaves and bear violet, pink, or white flowers. |
| agave |
any of the tropical American plants, such as the century plant, that are related to the amaryllis and have tall, branched clusters of flowers and leaves with spiny edges. |
| alligator flag |
any of a family of large, broad-leafed, tropical, aquatic plants that usually grow up to six feet tall and have heavy blooms of delicate blue and purple flowers. |
| angelfish |
any of several types of related tropical fishes having bright colors, winglike fins, and short, circular bodies. |
| anhinga |
any of various large swimming and diving birds of tropical and subtropical America that have a long sharp bill and a long snaky neck; snakebird. |
| anthurium |
any of several tropical plants, often cultivated for their colorful leaves and flowers. |
| areca |
any of several tall palm trees of tropical Asia, such as the betel palm, having a smooth, slender trunk and feathery leaves and bearing red or orange nuts. [1/2 definitions] |
| army ant |
any of various carnivorous, mostly tropical ants that travel about in great numbers. |
| arrowroot |
a plant of tropical America whose root is dried and pulverized to produce a nutritious starch. [1/2 definitions] |
| avocado |
a tropical American fruit shaped like a pear. It has a green or black skin and a yellowish green pulp. |
| balata |
a tropical American tree with dark red wood that yields a latex sap. [1/2 definitions] |
| balsa |
a tree of tropical America, whose wood is very light in weight. [1/2 definitions] |
| bamboo |
a tropical grass plant that has hard, woody, hollow stalks. Bamboo stalks grow straight and tall, and very quickly. Many kinds of bamboo grow as high as a tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| banana |
a long, curved, soft fruit with a thick yellow skin. Bananas grow in bunches on tropical trees. |
| barracuda |
any of several long-bodied, fiercely predacious marine tropical fishes. |
| basilisk |
any of various tropical American lizards characterized by an erectile crest on the head and the ability to run at high speeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| bee-eater |
any of several small, brightly colored tropical birds that feed chiefly on bees and other insects. |
| begonia |
a tropical plant with bright flowers in many colors. The leaves are often streaked or spotted. |
| betel pepper |
a climbing plant of tropical Asia; betel. |
| betta |
any of several small, brightly colored, long-finned freshwater fishes of tropical Asia, some species of which are kept as aquarium pets. |
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