RHIZOPHORA MANGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhizophora mangle mean? 

• RHIZOPHORA MANGLE (noun)
  The noun RHIZOPHORA MANGLE has 1 sense:

1. a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building

  Familiarity information: RHIZOPHORA MANGLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHIZOPHORA MANGLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

mangrove; Rhizophora mangle

Hypernyms ("Rhizophora mangle" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Rhizophora mangle" is a member of...):

genus Rhizophora; Rhizophora (type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs)