Found 3 items, similar to Mangrove.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: mangrove
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mangrove
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 [syn:
Rhizophora mangle]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mangrove
Mangrove
\Man"grove\, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.]
1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus
Rhizophora (
Rhizophora Mangle, and
Rhizophora mucronata
, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy
shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting
a["e]rial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and
eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a
strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.
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Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white
pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is
astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black
and the white mangrove (
Avicennia nitida and
Avicennia tomentosa) have much the same habit.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The mango fish.
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