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Noun: family Rhizophoraceae
  1. Trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
    "The family Rhizophoraceae plays a crucial role in coastal ecosystems";
    - Rhizophoraceae, mangrove family

Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family

Part of: Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales