Rhizophoraceae

plural noun

Rhi·​zopho·​ra·​ce·​ae

rīˌzäfəˈrāsēˌē,

ˌrīzəf-

: a family of trees and shrubs (order Myrtales) that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts and that have opposite coriaceous leaves, flowers with valvate calyx and 2- to 6-celled ovary, and seeds that germinate while the fruit is still attached compare mangrove

rhizophoraceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦rāshəs

¦⸗⸗⸗-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rhizophora, type genus + -aceae

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