Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Laguncularia racemosa

Laguncularia racemosa

9.9
A shrub or small tree that grows in slightly salty coastal water and whose bark people use to make dye
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mangle blanco
  • Many coastal communities use the bark of Laguncularia racemosa to produce tannins for dyeing.

Examples

  • Restoration projects sometimes plant Laguncularia racemosa to help stabilize coastal ecosystems.

  • The Laguncularia racemosa is often found in brackish waters along tropical coasts.

  • The Laguncularia racemosa thrives in coastal regions.

  • Many fishermen appreciate the Laguncularia racemosa for its ecological benefits.

  • Many coastal communities use the bark of Laguncularia racemosa to produce tannins for dyeing.

  • Restoration projects sometimes plant Laguncularia racemosa to help stabilize coastal ecosystems.

  • The Laguncularia racemosa is often found in brackish waters along tropical coasts.

Synonyms

white mangrove
vsLaguncularia racemosa
  • Specialized
8.0

A tree or shrub that grows in warm salty water near the sea and protects the shore

is the scientific name used in formal contexts

Surface Forms

Laguncularia racemosa singular
Laguncularia racemosas plural

Morphology

Laguncularia + racemosa

The genus name 'Laguncularia' directly signals a mangrove tree, so a learner who knows that constituent can infer the general class (a mangrove/shrub/tree). However, binomial Latin epithets like 'racemosa' are not transparent to B1 learners (and the provided definition is missing), so the full specific meaning and connotations (white mangrove, tannin source) are not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Laguncularia racemosa is the scientific name for the 'white mangrove'. The first part, laguncularia, may come from a word for a small bottle like its seed pods, and the second part, racemosa, means 'with bunches' of flowers, so the name helps you picture this coastal tree that people use for tannin.