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Mangrove - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mangrove : (noun)
1: 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 [syn: Rhizophora mangle]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mangrove : \Man"grove\, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.]
1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus
Rhizophora_({R._Mangle">Rhizophora ({R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last
doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical
regions, where they spread by emitting a["e]rial 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. (Zo["o]l.) The mango fish.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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