“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
MANGROVE
mangrove, Rhizophora mangle
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mangrove (plural mangroves)
Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water.
A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp.
Plants of the Rhizophoraceae family.
Trees of the genus Rhizophora.
Anagrams
• venogram
Source: Wiktionary
Man"grove, n. Etym: [Malay manggi-manggi.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aërial 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.
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 A. tomentosa) have much the same habit.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The mango fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
19 June 2025
ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
Coffee Trivia
