Both Uses of
temperate
in
Dune
- We shall make a homeworld of Arrakis—with melting lenses at the poles, with lakes in the temperate zones, and only the deep desert for the maker and his spice.†
Book 2 *
- There was a rare native root plant that grew above the 2,500 meter level in the northern temperate zone.†
Book A1 -
Definition:
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(temperate) lacking extremes -- especially of weather, climate, or behavior