| Noun | 1. | genus Rhizophora - type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Rhizophoraceae, mangrove family, Rhizophoraceae - trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts mangrove, Rhizophora mangle - a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building |