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Definition of Rhizophora
1. Noun. Type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Rhizophoraceae, Mangrove Family, Rhizophoraceae
Member holonyms: Mangrove, Rhizophora Mangle
Definition of Rhizophora
1. n. A genus of trees including the mangrove. See Mangrove.
Medical Definition of Rhizophora
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhizophora
Literary usage of Rhizophora
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"BETWEEN 1897 and 1899 I made numerous observations on the Fijian species of
rhizophora and Bruguiera (mostly around the coasts of Vanua Levu and in the Rewa ..."
2. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"rhizophora mucronata. Vivipary and germination in rhizophoraceae, Aegiceras, and
Avicennia. Habit of mangrove-plants. Stilt-roots. Pneumatophores. ..."
3. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1917)
"The petals are oblong, white when young, turning to brown; the apex notched or
slightly flattened and with a torn appearance. Genus rhizophora ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1917)
"In rich alluvial soil of the river hammock along the Miami River, the rhizophora
and other trees form a jungle seven to eight meters tall, while back in the ..."
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