Etymology
Circa 1610, corruption of earlier mangrow by folk etymology influence of grove, from Portuguese mangue, from Spanish mangle (or directly from Spanish), from a Caribbean language, possibly Taíno, another Arawakan language, or a Cariban language.
Noun
mangrove (plural mangroves)
- Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in intertidal coastal brackish waters.
- A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp; mangal.
- Any of various plants of the Rhizophoraceae family.
- Any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora.
Derived terms
- American mangrove
- apple mangrove
- Asiatic mangrove
- black mangrove
- Burmese mangrove
- button mangrove
- cannonball mangrove
- cedar mangrove
- club mangrove
- freshwater mangrove
- gray mangrove
- holly mangrove
- mangroveberry
- mangrove black hawk
- mangrove cuckoo
- mangrove heron
- mangrove-holly
- mangrove rail
- mangrove robin
- mangrovevine
- red mangrove
- river mangrove
- spurred mangrove
- star mangrove
- tulip mangrove
- white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia marina)
Credits
New World Encyclopedia writers and editors copied and adjusted this Wiktionary entry in accordance with NWE standards. This article abides by terms of the Creative Commons CC-by-sa 3.0 License (CC-by-sa), which may be used and disseminated with proper attribution. Credit for this article is due to both New World Encyclopedia contributors and the selfless volunteer contributors of the Wikimedia Foundation. To cite this article click here for a list acceptable citing formats.The history of earlier contributions at Wiktionary is accessible to researchers here:
