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.
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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