mangrove
noun
man·grove ˈman-ˌgrōv 
ˈmaŋ-
1
: any of a genus (Rhizophora, especially R. mangle of the family Rhizophoraceae) of tropical maritime trees or shrubs that send out many prop roots and form dense masses important in coastal land building and as foundations of unique ecosystems
2
: any of numerous trees (as of the genera Avicennia of the vervain family or Sonneratia of the family Sonneratiaceae) with growth habits like those of the true mangroves
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Guests arrive at the property by a private 40-minute boat transfer that takes you through the mangrove forests before entering the islet. 
Dana Givens, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2022 Head with a guide (from $120 a person) on a small powerboat into mangrove forests filled with manatees, crocodiles, giant iguanas, and toucans. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022 Government and private planting programs have led to an expansion of mangrove areas in recent years, both at Jubail but also Abu Dhabi's Eastern Mangrove Park. Barry Neild, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 This area of mangrove swamps and Afro-Caribbean culture is a hotbed of chinchorros: dozens of simple kiosks and food stalls—often one next to the other—serving up some of the island’s most indulgent edible samplings. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022 In the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Puerto Rico, a quick walk through a mangrove swamp leads to an unexpected sight: cotton-candy pink water glistening in the sun. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2022 The landscape is a cornucopia of botanicals: Mexican fan palms, weeping figs, button mangrove, narrow sword ferns, great bougainvillea with brilliant crimson blooms, orange jasmine, and golden trumpet with canary yellow blossoms. Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 27 June 2022 The mangrove’s roots filter out harmful nitrate and phosphate pollutants. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 Imagine visiting a mangrove in the Caribbean and discovering a human as tall as Mt. Everest. Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 See More
Dana Givens, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2022 Head with a guide (from $120 a person) on a small powerboat into mangrove forests filled with manatees, crocodiles, giant iguanas, and toucans. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022 Government and private planting programs have led to an expansion of mangrove areas in recent years, both at Jubail but also Abu Dhabi's Eastern Mangrove Park. Barry Neild, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 This area of mangrove swamps and Afro-Caribbean culture is a hotbed of chinchorros: dozens of simple kiosks and food stalls—often one next to the other—serving up some of the island’s most indulgent edible samplings. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022 In the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Puerto Rico, a quick walk through a mangrove swamp leads to an unexpected sight: cotton-candy pink water glistening in the sun. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2022 The landscape is a cornucopia of botanicals: Mexican fan palms, weeping figs, button mangrove, narrow sword ferns, great bougainvillea with brilliant crimson blooms, orange jasmine, and golden trumpet with canary yellow blossoms. Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 27 June 2022 The mangrove’s roots filter out harmful nitrate and phosphate pollutants. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 Imagine visiting a mangrove in the Caribbean and discovering a human as tall as Mt. Everest. Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from Portuguese mangue mangrove (from Spanish mangle, probably from Taino) + English grove
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1