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rhizophorous

rhizophorous adjective: bearing roots.

Adjective

rhizophorous (comparative more rhizophorous, superlative most rhizophorous)

  1. Bearing roots.
  2. Of or pertaining to genus Rhizophora of mangroves.

Forms of rhizophorous

comparativemore rhizophorous
superlativemost rhizophorous

Origin of rhizophorous

From rhizo- + -phore + -ous.

Questions about rhizophorous

What does rhizophorous mean?
Rhizophorous means bearing roots.
What part of speech is rhizophorous?
Rhizophorous is an adjective.

Words near rhizophorous in the dictionary

  1. rhizophilic
  2. rhizophilous
  3. rhizophoraceous
  4. rhizophore
  5. rhizophores
  6. rhizophorous
  7. rhizophyllaceous
  8. rhizophyllous
  9. rhizophyte
  10. rhizophytes
  11. rhizophytic

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