mangrove

Etymology

Circa 1610, corruption of earlier mangrow by folk etymology influence of grove, from Portuguese mangue, from Spanish mangle (or directly from Spanish), from a Caribbean language, possibly Taíno, another Arawakan language, or a Cariban language.

noun

  1. Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in intertidal coastal brackish waters.
  2. A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp; mangal.
  3. Any of various plants of the Rhizophoraceae family.
  4. Any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora.

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