HyperDic: genus_avicennia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Avicennia:
NOUNplantgenus Avicennia, Avicenniasmall genus of tropical shrubs or trees
English > genus Avicennia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of tropical shrubs or trees.
SynonymAvicennia
Member ofVerbenaceae, family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain familyfamily of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
Membersblack mangrove, Avicennia marinaA mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast
white mangrove, Avicennia officinalisA small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishavicennia, genus avicennia
Catalanavicennia, Avicennia, genus avicennia

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