Rhī-zōph'o-rā, n.
n. [Gr. ῥίζα, root, and φέρειν, to bear.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, including the mangrove. They root in the mud, and form a dense thicket down to the verge of the water.
n. [Gr. ῥίζα, root, and φέρειν, to bear.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, including the mangrove. They root in the mud, and form a dense thicket down to the verge of the water.