单词 | button mangrove |
释义 | > as lemmasbutton mangrove button mangrove n. Brit. /ˌbʌtn ˈmaŋɡrəʊv/ , U.S. /ˌbətn ˈmæŋɡroʊv/ , West African English /ˌbɔtɔn ˈmaŋɡrov/ a mangrove shrub native to tropical America and west Africa, Conocarpus erectus (family Combretaceae), which has clusters of reddish-brown aggregate fruit.Also called button tree, buttonwood.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > mangroves mangle1613 mangrove1613 mangrove treec1625 button tree1698 Rhizophora1753 yam1753 button mangrove1864 1864 R. de Grosourdy Médico Botánico Criollo, Pt. 1 I. App. 1 p. 399 Mangle botón, Prco.; mangle botoncillo.—Button mangrove.—Mangle roche, Trd.—Conocarpus erecta. 1954 Fishery Bull. 55 v. 195/1 Conocarpus erecta L., called the buttonwood or button mangrove because of its small, button-like or alder-like clusters of flowers and fruit. 2008 S. Keeling Puerto Rico: Rough Guide 169 Take the short boardwalk..through a dense forest of red, black, white, and button mangroves. < as lemmas |
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