Meaning | small genus of tropical shrubs or trees. |
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Synonym | genus Avicennia |
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Member of | Verbenaceae, family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain family | family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees |
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Members | black mangrove, Avicennia marina | A mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast |
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white mangrove, Avicennia officinalis | A small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
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Spanish | avicennia, genus avicennia |
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Catalan | avicennia, Avicennia, genus avicennia |
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