Mangrove

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmæŋɡrəʊv/
• US IPA: /ˈmæŋɡroÊŠv/

Origin

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 Taino, another language, or a language.

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Full definition of mangrove

Noun

1. Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water.
2. A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp.
3. Plants of the Rhizophoraceae family.
4. Trees of the genus Rhizophora.

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