riparian
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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
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