Mangrove forest

man·grove (m

, m

1. Any of several tropical evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Rhizophora, having stiltlike roots and stems and forming dense thickets along tidal shores.

2. Any of various similar shrubs or trees, especially of the genus Avicennia.

[Probably Portuguese mangue (from Taino) + grove.]

mangrove [ˈmæŋgrəʊv ˈmæn-]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar trees or shrubs of the genus Avicennia: family Avicenniaceae

[C17 mangrow (changed through influence of grove), from Portuguese mangue, ultimately from Taino]

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Noun

mangrove - 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

Rhizophora mangle

genus Rhizophora, Rhizophora - type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs

angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

Translations

mangrove [ˈmæŋgrəʊv]

A. N → mangle m

B. CPD mangrove swamp N → manglar m

mangrove [ˈmæŋgrəʊv] n → palétuvier m

mangrove

n → Mangrove(n)baum m; mangrove swamp → Mangrove f

mangrove [ˈmæŋˌgrəʊv] n → mangrovia

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Aegiceras
Aegiceras majus
Albula vulpes
Avicennia
Avicennia marina
Avicennia officinalis
black mangrove
Blackwood
blackwood tree
bonefish
button mangrove
button tree
Conocarpus erectus
Everglades National Park
genus Aegiceras
genus Avicennia
genus Laguncularia
genus Rhizophora
gray snapper

The area has extensive abundance of mangrove forests wherein the contours are in constant flux state which is caused by yearly monsoon flooding.

Know More About Sundarbans National Park by Dave Text / Travel, recreation and leisure community

In Senegal, the distinctive mangrove landscape is under threat and in the southern Casamance region the mangrove forests shrank to half their original size in the last 30 years.

Senegalese NGO plants 34 million mangroves by AFP / AFP Global Edition

We've lost more than 50 percent of the world's mangrove forests in a little over half a century; a third of them have disappeared in the last 20 years alone," said Fatoyinbo, whose earlier study of Mozambique's coastal forests laid the groundwork for the continent-wide study.

NASA scientist makes first full assessment of Africa's mangrove ... by Asian News International

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