Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Poke(noun) a large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a tropical continental is a dry air mass formed over land in area close to the equator. An example of a tropical continental is a mass of warm air that forms over northern Mexico. a type of warm, dry air mass originating at low latitudes over land areas. 1  Link/Cite. 2  tropical.
AIR MASSES OVER ASIA The air masses commonly observed over Asia (especially eastern Asia) are continental polar, maritime tropical, and equatorial. Maritime polar and continental tropical air play a minor part in the air mass cycle of Asia. Continental Polar (cP) Air Continental polar air, as observed over the interior of Asia, is the coldest air on record in the Northern Hemisphere. This is brought about by the fact that the interior of Asia, made up of vast level and treeless regions, serves as an ideal source region.