Associations to the word «Rhizophora»

Wiktionary

RHIZOPHORA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizophoraceae   — true mangroves.

Dictionary definition

RHIZOPHORA, noun. Type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats