mangrove
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groʊv, ˈmæn- noun
1.
any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
2.
any of various similar plants.
Origin:
1605–15; alteration (by folk etymology) of earlier mangrow < Portuguese mangue ≪ Taino
1605–15; alteration (by folk etymology) of earlier mangrow < Portuguese mangue ≪ Taino
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. any tropical evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, having stiltlike intertwining aerial roots and growing below the highest tide levels in estuaries and along coasts, forming dense thickets: family Rhizophoraceae |
| b. (as modifier): mangrove swamp | |
| 2. | any of various similar trees or shrubs of the genus Avicennia: family Avicenniaceae |
| [C17 mangrow (changed through influence of grove), from Portuguese mangue, ultimately from Taino] | |
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Mangrove
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
mangrove
1610s, from Sp. mangle, mangue (1530s), perhaps from Carib or Arawakan. Second syllable is from influence of grove. A Malay origin also has been proposed, but it is difficult to explain how it came to be used for an American plant.
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Example sentences
Today other invasive plants, among them bamboo and mangrove, also threaten the island.
Their habitat of choice is the fresh or brackish water of river estuaries, coastal lagoons, and mangrove swamps.
Perhaps even more worrying, the pythons may be preying on native mangrove fox squirrels and wood storks.
Flooding rice patties with salt water and destruction of mangrove swamps are the obvious ones.
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