Rhizophoran.

Brit.

/rʌɪˈzɒf(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˌraɪˈzɑf(ə)rə/

Inflections: Plural rhizophorae, rhizophoras.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Rhizophora.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhizophora, genus name ( Linnaeus Genera plantarum (1737) 137) < post-classical Latin rhizo- rhizo- comb. form + classical Latin -phora (see -phore comb. form). Compare Byzantine Greek ῥιζοϕόρος bearing roots ( < ancient Greek ῥιζο- rhizo- comb. form + -ϕόρος -phore comb. form).

Botany.

A genus of tropical mangrove trees with prop roots arising from the stem and branches (family Rhizophoraceae); (also rhizophora) a mangrove of this genus, esp. the red mangrove, R. mangle. Also: the timber of any of these trees.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 443.

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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Yams,..a name sometimes used for the rhizophora of Linnæus.

1770 R. Weston Universal Botanist I. 240 Caribbean Rhizophora.

1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. 190 The creoles comprehend the two genera, rhizophora and avicennia, under the name of mangrove.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xxi. 306 A forest of rhizophoræ, intermixed with euphorbiæ..and other plants.

1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. viii. 192 We held our way up the muddy and rapidly narrowing stream, whose avenues of rhizophoras and palms acted as wind-sails.

1909 E. Warming et al. Oecol. Plants vii. 236 The species of Rhizophora are fixed by prop-roots, that is, by aerial roots which spring down from the trunk.

1952 P. W. Richards Trop. Rain Forest xiv. 308 In the Malay Peninsula Rhizophora forest covers a larger area than any other type of mangrove forest.

1972 Times 9 Oct. p. iii/6 The mangrove forests yield valuable timber like Rhizophora and Accemoss.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ix. 177 Of these, thirty or forty are core species, which turn up in most mangrove forests; and of these the most important overall are seven or eight species of Rhizophora.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhizophora
释义	Rhizophoran. Brit. /rʌɪˈzɒf(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˌraɪˈzɑf(ə)rə/ Inflections: Plural rhizophorae, rhizophoras. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Rhizophora. Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhizophora, genus name ( Linnaeus Genera plantarum (1737) 137) < post-classical Latin rhizo- rhizo- comb. form + classical Latin -phora (see -phore comb. form). Compare Byzantine Greek ῥιζοϕόρος bearing roots ( < ancient Greek ῥιζο- rhizo- comb. form + -ϕόρος -phore comb. form). Botany. A genus of tropical mangrove trees with prop roots arising from the stem and branches (family Rhizophoraceae); (also rhizophora) a mangrove of this genus, esp. the red mangrove, R. mangle. Also: the timber of any of these trees.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 443. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > mangroves mangle1613 mangrove1613 mangrove treec1625 button tree1698 Rhizophora1753 yam1753 button mangrove1864 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Yams,..a name sometimes used for the rhizophora of Linnæus. 1770 R. Weston Universal Botanist I. 240 Caribbean Rhizophora. 1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. 190 The creoles comprehend the two genera, rhizophora and avicennia, under the name of mangrove. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xxi. 306 A forest of rhizophoræ, intermixed with euphorbiæ..and other plants. 1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. viii. 192 We held our way up the muddy and rapidly narrowing stream, whose avenues of rhizophoras and palms acted as wind-sails. 1909 E. Warming et al. Oecol. Plants vii. 236 The species of Rhizophora are fixed by prop-roots, that is, by aerial roots which spring down from the trunk. 1952 P. W. Richards Trop. Rain Forest xiv. 308 In the Malay Peninsula Rhizophora forest covers a larger area than any other type of mangrove forest. 1972 Times 9 Oct. p. iii/6 The mangrove forests yield valuable timber like Rhizophora and Accemoss. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ix. 177 Of these, thirty or forty are core species, which turn up in most mangrove forests; and of these the most important overall are seven or eight species of Rhizophora. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753
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