Lexic.us

Definition of Family rhizophoraceae

1. Noun. Trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Rhizophoraceae

Literary usage of Family rhizophoraceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1917)
"The family Rhizophoraceae then belonging in the Myrtales order, falls naturally into two subfamilies ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"family rhizophoraceae. Mangrove Family. This interesting group consists of about 14 genera and 50 species, shrubs or trees, some of which are ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2003)
"The red mangrove belongs to the family Rhizophoraceae and is classified as Rhizophora mangle. The white mangrove belongs to the family Combretaceae, ..."

4. Pocket Adventures Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2006)
"The red mangrove belongs to the family Rhizophoraceae and is classified as Rhizophora mangle. The white mangrove belongs to the family Combretaceae, ..."

5. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1917)
"The family Rhizophoraceae, of which the mangrove is characteristic, comprises 15 genera and about 50 species. ..."

6. Economic plants of Porto Rico by Orator Fuller Cook, Guy N. Collins (1903)
"family rhizophoraceae: a tree 30 to 50 feet (9 to 15 meters) high, forming the mangrove swamps along the coast. The wood is white, but when soaked in water ..."

7. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"family rhizophoraceae. A tree or shrub S to 9 meters high. (Stahl, 4: 142.) Castalia. WATER LILY. FLOR BE AQUA. Stahl describes under the synonym Nymphaea ..."

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