Avicennia marina

Definitions of Avicennia marina
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    blackwood, blackwood tree
    any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
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