black mangrove

/blæk ˌmæŋgroʊv/

Other forms: black mangroves

Definitions of black mangrove

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: Avicennia marina

   type of:

   blackwood, blackwood tree

   any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
2. noun

   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