rhizophora

Questions about rhizophora

What does rhizophora mean?

rhizophora means "type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs".

How many syllables are in rhizophora?

rhizophora has 4 syllables and divides as rhi-zo-pho-ra under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rhizophora?

Close synonyms include genus Rhizophora. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rhizophora a common word?

rhizophora is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.