genus rhizophora

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1. type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	mangrove, rhizophora mangle,
definition	:	a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family rhizophoraceae, mangrove family, rhizophoraceae,
definition	:	trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts (noun.plant)