mangrove — meaning in English
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English meaning
- mangrove noun A tropical tree or shrub that grows in salty coastal shallows, supported by tangled above-ground roots.
Senses
mangrove is used for these senses in English:
- mangrove Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]
mangrove — full definition
- noun A tropical tree or shrub that grows in salty coastal shallows, supported by tangled above-ground roots.
- noun A forest made up of such trees.