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mangrove family

mangrove family

6.9
A group of trees and shrubs that grow along warm coasts often in shallow salty water
  • noun
  • /ˈmæŋɡroʊv ˈfæmɪli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de los manglares
  • The mangrove family includes many trees that protect shorelines from erosion.

Examples

  • Species in the mangrove family are well adapted to saline coastal environments.

  • Ecologists are researching the unique root systems found in the mangrove family.

  • The mangrove family thrives in coastal areas.

  • Many species belong to the mangrove family.

  • Species in the mangrove family are well adapted to saline coastal environments.

  • The mangrove family includes many trees that protect shorelines from erosion.

  • Ecologists are researching the unique root systems found in the mangrove family.

Synonyms

Rhizophoraceae
vsmangrove family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of tropical trees and shrubs that make mangrove forests on coasts

is the everyday phrase for the same coastal tree and shrub group
family Rhizophoraceae
vsmangrove family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of tropical trees and shrubs that form mangrove forests along coasts

is the everyday phrase for the same coastal tree and shrub group

Surface Forms

mangrove family singular
mangrove families plural

Morphology

mangrove + family

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mangrove' (a type of tropical tree) with 'family' (a grouping or taxonomic rank), yielding a group of related mangrove species. This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase and the same construction appears across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Mangrove family names a 'group of related trees' that grow together on tropical coasts and in salty water. Think of many mangrove trees with strong, tangled roots holding the shore like a close family, and that picture explains why the phrase means a group of these coastal trees today.