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black mangrove

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: black mangrove

1
n
a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground
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n
an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: black mangrove
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n a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground

Synonyms:
Avicennia marina
Type of:
blackwood, blackwood tree
any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
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n an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida

Synonyms:
Aegiceras majus
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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