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black mangrove

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Noun1.black mangrove - an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida
Aegiceras, genus Aegiceras - a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2.black mangrove - a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coastblack mangrove - a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground
blackwood tree, blackwood - any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
Avicennia, genus Avicennia - small genus of tropical shrubs or trees


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The white mangrove belongs to the family Combretaceae, while the black mangrove belongs to the family Verbenaceae and is classified as Avicennia germinans.
The second layer of tall black mangroves then operates like a wall withstanding much of the sea's fury.
There are red mangroves, lots of black mangroves, but few, if any, white mangroves.
 
 
 
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