Look up: mangrove

1. mangrove
   [n] - a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
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2. Mangrove
   Man'grove noun [ Malay manggi- manggi .] 1. (Botany) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora ( R. Mangle , and R. mucronata , the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical region...
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3. mangrove
   1. <botany> The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. Mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also ...
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4. mangrove
   Rhizophora mangle noun a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
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5. Mangrove
   • (n.) The mango fish. • (n.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new ...
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6. mangrove
   any of certain shrubs and trees, of the families Rhizophoraceae, Verbenaceae, Sonneratiaceae, and Arecaceae (Palmae), that grow in dense thickets or ... [10 related articles]
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7. Mangrove
   Treed wetlands located on the coastlines in warm tropical climates.
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8. mangrove
   mangrove, large tropical evergreen tree, genus Rhizophora, that grows on muddy tidal flats and along protected ocean shorelines. Mangroves are most abundant in tropical Asia, Africa, and the islands of the SW Pacific. The American, or red, mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) is found along the muddy shores...
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9. Mangrove
   The mangrove (Rhizophora) is a genus of plants (type of the family Rhizophoraceae) consisting of trees or shrubs which grow in tropical countries along the muddy beaches of low coasts, where they form impenetrable barriers for long distances. They throw out numerous roots from the lower part of the ...
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10. mangrove
    Any of several shrubs and trees, especially of the mangrove family, found in the muddy swamps of tropical and subtropical coastlines and estuaries. By sending down aerial roots from their branches, they rapidly form close-growing mangrove thickets. Their timber is resistant to water penetration and damage by marine worms. Mangrove swamps are ri...
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11. Mangrove
    `Mangroves` are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics &ndash; mainly between 25--> S. The word is used in at least three senses: (1) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or `ma...
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