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mangrove
(mæŋgroʊv)
Word forms: plural mangroves
variable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A mangrove or mangrove tree is a tree with roots which are above the ground and that grows along coasts or onthe banks of large rivers in hot countries.
...mangrove swamps.
mangrove in British English
(ˈmæŋɡrəʊv, ˈmæn-)
noun
1.
a.
any tropical evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, having stiltlike intertwining aerial roots and growing below the highest tide levels in estuaries and along coasts, forming dense thickets: family Rhizophoraceae
b.
(as modifier)
mangrove swamp
2.
any of various similar trees or shrubs of the genus Avicennia: family Avicenniaceae
Word origin
C17 mangrow (changed through influence of grove), from Portuguese mangue, ultimately from Tainomangrove in American English
(ˈmæŋgroʊv)
noun
1.
any of various coastal or aquatic tropical trees or shrubs, esp. of the mangrove family, that form large colonies in swamps or shallow water and provide a habitat for young fish and shrimp
adjective
2.
designating a family (Rhizophoraceae, order Rhizophorales) of dicotyledonous trees and shrubsthat inhabit tidal marshes and river mouths in the tropics
Word origin
altered (infl. by grove) < earlier mangrowe < Port mangue < Sp mangle < the WInd (Taino) nameImage ofmangrove
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