Mangrove

Word MANGROVE
Character 8
Hyphenation man grove
Pronunciations /ˈmæŋɡɹəʊv/

Definitions and meanings of "Mangrove"

What do we mean by mangrove?

Any of various tropical or subtropical evergreen salt-tolerant trees or shrubs especially of the family Rhizophoraceae, forming dense thickets along tidal shores and typically having well-developed aerial roots. noun

A tree of the genus Rhizophora, chiefly R. mucronata (R. Mangle), the common mangrove, abounding on tropical shores in both hemispheres. noun

Another plant of similar habit, especially a plant of the genus Avicennia. noun

In zoology, the mango-fish. noun

Bruguiera Rheedii, a small tree which yields a good tan-bark and a hard, durable, yellowish-brown wood; noun

Heritiera littoralis, a tree of the family Sterculiaceæ. See Heritiera and sundari. noun

The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (Rhizophora Mangle, and Rhizophora mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aërial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant. noun

The mango fish. noun

Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water. noun

A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp. noun

Plants of the Rhizophoraceae family. noun

Trees of the genus Rhizophora. noun

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 noun

Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water.

A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp.

Plants of the Rhizophoraceae family.

Trees of the genus Rhizophora.

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The word "mangrove" in example sentences

They say illegal fishing in mangrove forests and habitat destruction in the states of Orissa and West Bengal, in eastern India, has led to a steep fall in crocodile numbers, from several thousand a century ago to less than 100 in the early 1970s. ❋ Bill Crider (2007)

If you were a VC with a D-40 rocket grenade launcher, you'd hear the humming of the Swift boats and you'd go and hide in mangrove thickets, and put the rocket launcher on your shoulder, and kaboom! ❋ Unknown (2004)

There are no walks; and if you go one way, you sink knee-deep in mangrove swamps; another you are covered with sand-flies; and a third is crawling up a steep mountain by a mule-path to get a glimpse of the sea beyond the lagoons which surround ❋ William Henry Burton Wilkins (1897)

With its legs buried underwater, the mangrove is a case study in evolutionary biology. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In effect, few species can be considered exclusive inhabitants of mangroves, although many are most commonly found associated with mangroves, and it is only in this sense that they can be called mangrove fauna. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It has been suggested that the viviparity of the mangrove is a survival of a very remote period in the development of the earth — that a mangrove swamp represents an age when the earth was enveloped in clouds and mist; and that with the gradual decrease in tepid aqueous vapour the viviparous habit, then almost universal, was lost, except in the case of this plant. ❋ Unknown (2003)

They cut it in thin strips and hung it over the fire of the black mangrove, which is one of the smokiest woods on earth. ❋ A. W. Dimock (N/A)

Atlantic, I could not help recalling the mangrove swamps and lagoons of the tropic island in which my childhood had been passed, wondering the while, too, whether the _Josephine_ would not be reported as lost through the protraction of her voyage -- for she was expected to reach ❋ J. [Illustrator] Schonberg (N/A)

It has been suggested that the viviparity of the mangrove is a survival of a very remote period in the development of the earth -- that a mangrove swamp represents an age when the earth was enveloped in clouds and mist; and that with the gradual decrease in tepid aqueous vapour the viviparous habit, then almost universal, was lost, except in the case of this plant. ❋ Unknown (1887)

-- This plant is known as the mangrove, possibly because no man can live in the swampy groves that are covered with it in tropical countries. ❋ William Saunders (1861)

Gray snapper (often called mangrove snapper) and snook are semi-tropical species that have expanded their range along the Texas coast over the past two decades. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Park does a great job of showing how to protect it, and also preserves and teaches about the types of flora such as mangrove trees that grow along the coast that protect the land from damage during hurricanes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Constraints to coastal aquaculture development include the lack of sheltered waters and the environmental degradation of coastal environments, such as mangrove forests. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Habitat restoration, such as mangrove rehabilitation in tsunami-affected areas, and enhancement, using, for example, fish aggregation devices (FADs), is also underway in some countries. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Freshwater is an integral part of the environment and its temporal and spatial availability is indispensable to the efficient functioning of wetlands and lakes, including coastal beneficiaries such as mangrove forests and other coastal wetlands. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Prized local species, such as mangrove lobster, have increased up to 250 per cent annually, with a spillover effect of up to 120 per cent outside the tabu area in the village of Ucunivanua. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The mangrove forest floods periodically at high tide and is dry with the same frequency at low tide creating a source of natural selection for the vegetation capable of living with these conditions such as mangrove species and some palm species. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"An estimated 38 percent of coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove swamps and coral reefs, are under threat from developments, such as ports and the growth of coastal settlements and their sewage discharges." ❋ Unknown (2002)

Also, currently productive coastal areas (such as mangrove forests) should be managed and restored, not converted to other uses. ❋ Unknown (1992)

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