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Definitions for Mangrove
[1] any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
[2] any of various similar plants.
[3] 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
[4] any of various similar trees or shrubs of the genus Avicennia: family Avicenniaceae
Words nearby Mangrove
mango madness, mangoky, mangold-wurzel, mangonel, mangosteen, mangrove, mangrove fish, mangrove jack, mangrove snapper, mangrove swamp, mangrum
Origin of Mangrove
1605–15; alteration (by folk etymology) of earlier mangrow < Portuguese mangue ≪ Taino
Word origin for Mangrove
C17 mangrow (changed through influence of grove ), from Portuguese mangue, ultimately from Taino