Mangrove Definition
măngrōv, măng-
mangroves
noun
mangroves
Any of various coastal or aquatic tropical trees or shrubs, esp. of the mangrove family, that form large colonies in swamps or shallow water and provide a habitat for young fish and shrimp.
Webster's New World
Plants of the Rhizophoraceae family.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Rhizophora mangle
adjective
Designating a family (Rhizophoraceae, order Rhizophorales) of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs that inhabit tidal marshes and river mouths in the tropics.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Mangrove
Noun
Singular:
mangrove
Plural:
mangrovesOrigin of Mangrove
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Circa 1610, corruption of earlier mangrow by folk etymology influence of grove, from Portuguese mangue, from Spanish mangle (directly from Spanish), from a Caribbean language, possibly Taino, another Arawakan language, or a Cariban language.
From Wiktionary
Probably Portuguese mangue (from Taíno) grove
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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