| NOUN | plant | Rhizophora mangle, mangrove | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | mangrove | |
| Member of | Rhizophora, genus Rhizophora | type genus of the Rhizophoraceae |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
| Spanish | manglar, mangle, rhizophora mangle | |
| Catalan | manglar, mangle, rhizophora mangle | |
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