Rhipidura, rip-i-dū′ra, n. the posterior pair of pleopods of a crustacean: the fan-tailed fly-catcher. [Gr. rhipis, rhipidos, a fan, oura, a tail.]
Rhipiphorus, rī-pif′o-rus, n. a genus of heteromerous beetles. [Gr. rhipis, a fan, pherein, to carry.]
Rhipiptera, rī-pip′te-ra, n.pl. an order of insects.—n. Rhipip′teran, a rhipipter.—adj. Rhipip′terous. [Rhipidoptera.]
Rhipsalis, rip′sa-lis, n. a genus of Cacti. [Gr. rhips, a mat.]
Rhiptoglossa, rip-tō-glos′a, n. a sub-order of lizards.—adj. Rhiptogloss′ate. [Gr. rhiptein, to throw, glōssa, the tongue.]
Rhizanth, rī′zanth, n. a plant that seems to flower from the root.—n.pl. Rhizantheæ (rī-zan′thē-ē), one of the five classes into which Lindley divides the vegetable kingdom.
Rhizic, rī′zik, adj. pertaining to the root of an equation. [Gr. rhizikos—rhiza, a root.]
Rhizina, ri-zī′na, n. a rhizoid.—Also Rhī′zine.
Rhizocarpic, rī-zō-kär′pik, adj. with annual stem and perennial root—also Rhizocar′pous.—n.pl. Rhizocar′peæ, a group of cryptogams.—adj. Rhizocar′pēan. [Gr. rhiza, root, karpos, fruit.]
Rhizocaul, rī′zō-kawl, n. the root-stock of a polyp. [Gr. rhiza, root, kaulos, stalk.]