mangrove

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mangrove/ˈmaŋɡrəʊv/

▶noun a tree or shrub which grows in muddy, chiefly tropical, coastal swamps and has tangled roots that grow above ground and form dense thickets. [Rhizophora, Avicennia, and other genera.]

– origin C17: prob. from Port. mangue, Sp. mangle, from Taino; prob. also assoc. with grove.

'mangrove' also found in these Oxford entries:

buttonwood - mudskipper - nipa

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