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(mæŋgroʊv)

Word forms: plural mangroves

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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

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

(as modifier)

mangrove swamp

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 Taino

mangrove in American English

(ˈmæŋgroʊv)

noun

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

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) name

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In a café his last Malayan cheroot tasted of hot sun and the mangrove reek of over-ripe bananas.He knocked before going in, the combined smell of pumice and cracked drains not far from the odour of mangrove swamps.`True, there was a long-range flying-boat base among the mangrove swamps of what is today Richards Bay, but then it didn't exist."Two and a half million people living on converted mangrove swamp.

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释义	Trends of mangrove View usage for: 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 Taino mangrove 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) name Image of mangrove © SUJITRA CHAOWDEE, shutterstock Examples of 'mangrove' in a sentence mangrove In a café his last Malayan cheroot tasted of hot sun and the mangrove reek of over-ripe bananas. Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (2001) He knocked before going in, the combined smell of pumice and cracked drains not far from the odour of mangrove swamps. Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (2001) `True, there was a long-range flying-boat base among the mangrove swamps of what is today Richards Bay, but then it didn't exist. Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2001) "Two and a half million people living on converted mangrove swamp. Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001) Word lists with mangrove tree Definition of 'mangrove'
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