riparian

ri·par·i·an

adjective \rə-ˈper-ē-ən, rī-\

Definition of RIPARIAN

:  relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater <riparian trees>

Origin of RIPARIAN

Latin riparius — more at river

First Known Use: circa 1841

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with RIPARIAN

agrarian, Aquarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Canarian, Cancerian, cesarean, cnidarian, contrarian, grammarian, Hungarian, librarian, Maid Marian, ovarian, rosarian, Rotarian, sectarian, Sumerian, Tartarean, Tartarian, Tocharian, Tractarian, Wagnerian