mangrove
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- noun
- /ˈmæŋɡroʊv/
:
manglar
- In many tropical regions, you can find mangroves thriving in brackish water at the water's edge.
- Mangrove forest
- mangrove swamp
- mangrove estuary
For example, closely to mangrove communities is the Campos Mamlayu.
- For example, closely to mangrove communities is the Campos Mamlayu.
- You know, the mangrove mangrove is the, is the, is the, is the trees that you know, those trees that grow into the water that grows into the salty water.
Examples
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After all this destruction, what is the future of the mangroves in Vietnam?
Academic text (1990) -
The ten-foot-wide hole lay under the giant branch of a red mangrove tree.
Fiction book (1998) -
Rather than being completely buried, mangrove roots are largely above the ground.
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There is a sacred place in the deep swamp... where the mangrove trees grow close together... and the rays of the sun are never seen.
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In both directions, as far as she could see, there were mangroves and no houses.
Fiction book (1998) -
Our first adventure was to explore the Sundarbans, which is a huge area full of mangroves.
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The water was clear and calm, reflecting the lush mangroves and our faces like a mirror.
Fiction book (1998) -
Relatively large expanses of seagrass meadows still remain, and mangrove trees line much of the shoreline.
Academic text (1992) -
Since the end of the war, many thousands of young mangroves have been hand-planted by Vietnamese reforestation brigades.
Academic text (1990) -
The proboscis monkey is endemic to coastal mangroves, swamps, and riverine areas.
Academic text (2008)
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of trees and shrubs that grow along warm coasts often in shallow salty water
A common sea fish that lives in shallow water near mangrove roots and people catch for food
- Specialized
A tree or shrub that grows in warm salty water near the sea and protects the shore
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mangrove comes from the Portuguese and Spanish words mangue and mangle, local names sailors heard in the tropics for a salt-water 'tree'. So, mangrove now means the coastal tree with tangled roots that helps protect the shore.