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单词 mangrove
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
man•grove /ˈmæŋgroʊv, ˈmæn-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologya tree or shrub growing in hot climates, often a low tree growing in marshes or swamps, noted for its roots that grow above ground and interlace with others.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
man•grove  (manggrōv, man-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various similar plants.
  • Portuguese mangue Taino
  • alteration (by folk etymology) of earlier mangrow 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mangrove /ˈmæŋɡrəʊv ˈmæn-/ n
  1. any tropical evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, having stiltlike intertwining aerial roots and growing below the highest tide levels in estuaries and along coasts, forming dense thickets: family Rhizophoraceae
Etymology: 17th Century mangrow (changed through influence of grove), from Portuguese mangue, ultimately from Taino
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