ripariousadj.
/rʌɪˈpɛːrɪəs/, /rᵻˈpɛːrɪəs/, U.S. /rəˈpɛriəs/, /raɪˈpɛriəs/ Now chiefly Ecology. Now rare.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > growing on land and in or near water
riparious1656
terraqueous1694
amphibious1717
the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > aquatic > dwelling on river bank
riparious1656
ripicolous1859
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Riparious, that uses or abides in the water banks.
1809 Amer. Law Jrnl. 2 303 The battures already formed at the period of the cession of this colony to Spain are now become the property of the riparious inhabitants by right of long possession.
1831 J. V. L. McMahon Hist. View Govt. Maryland i. 62 The riparious possessions of the citizens of the two States.
1843 Pennyslvania Law Jrnl. 2 206 This is given to the riparious proprietor on the ground of the maxim, qui sentire commodum sentive debet et onus.
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Riparius,..applied to plants that grow,..or to animals that live,..on the borders of rivers; riparious.
1862 Jrnl. Proc. Linn. Soc. 6 181 There are 34 species riparious, including those which enjoy partial submergence.
1962 Econ. Bot. 16 114/1 In some Nasea paintings, warriors are seen carrying spears made of the stalks of this riparious plant, frequent in the eastern and coastal valleys.
1977 Ecol. Bull. No. 25. 60 Amphibiotic species can feed under the water surface; they..consume submerged plant debris accumulated on the riparious parts of the bottom.
2002 K. S. Crittenden & K. S. Rodolfo in R. Torrence & J. Grattan Nat. Disasters & Cultural Change iv. 48 The names of places and people in Pampanga strongly reflect their riparious environment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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