mangrove
[mang-grohv, man-]
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noun
any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
any of various similar plants.
Origin of mangrove
1605–15; alteration (by folk etymology) of earlier mangrow < Portuguese mangue ≪ Taino
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Examples from the Web for mangrove
Historical Examples of mangrove
Here, in the dense puka and mangrove scrub, there was hope of safety.
Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other StoriesLouis Becke
We baited with land-crabs, which abound in the mangrove swamps.
In the Wilds of FloridaW.H.G. Kingston
It is back of the town near a little bridge that spans a mangrove swamp.
Cabbages and KingsO. Henry
It was here of considerable width, bordered by mangrove bushes.
In the Wilds of AfricaW.H.G. Kingston
There was a creek a little way off lined with mangrove bushes.
The Mate of the LilyW. H. G. Kingston
mangrove
noun
Word Origin for mangrove
C17 mangrow (changed through influence of grove), from Portuguese mangue, ultimately from Taino
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