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Avicennia marina

DEFINITIONS OF: Avicennia marina

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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:
black mangrove
Type of:
blackwood, blackwood tree
any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
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