riparialadj.

1846 W. B. Macdonald tr. A. Grisebach in Rep. & Papers Bot. (Ray Soc.) 156 Riparial plants [Ger. Uferpflanzen] are: Althea officinalis, Lavatera triloba, Cochlearia glastifolia etc.

1858 Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 3 90 C. crenulata... Habit of the branches..closely allied to C. dilatata and, like it, probably a riparial species.

1887 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 25 74 Lejeunea inundata, growing on riparial trees, in the wet season submerged, in the dry hanging from branches 30 feet overhead like wisps of hay.

1909 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) No. 1. 220 Though the riparial vegetation was unchanged in general constituents, some new things were observed, a Humiriacea with white flowers allied to a Casiquiare species.

1856 E. Lees Pictures Nature ix. 193 When the water is low, the weir can be crossed to the islet, which is..overgrown with a thick array of gout-weed.., which generally delights in such riparial places.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. 292 The Riparial Forests, which, with their scrub, live submerged for many months of the year.

1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 51 Fully-formed rivers that seasonally flood their riparial districts.

1933 Temple Law Q. 7 153 A community of interests of riparial states in the navigable river..becomes the basis of a common legal right.

1955 Univ. Florida Law Rev. 8 409 Boaters, skiers, fishermen, and swimmers would be permitted to enjoy only that portion of the lake waters defined by an extension of their riparial property lines.

1979 T. A. Freyer Forums of Order vi. 120 Here are some of the more obvious [forms of law included under the Swift doctrine:]..commercial law, particularly bonds, negotiable instruments, fiduciary liabilities, insurance policies, wills; property, particularly riparial rights.