mangrove
pronunciation
How to pronounce mangrove in British English:
UK [ˈmæŋgrəʊv]
How to pronounce mangrove in American English:
US [ˈmæŋgroʊv]
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- 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
Word Origin
- mangrove (n.)
- 1610s, mangrow, probably from Spanish mangle, mangue (1530s), which is perhaps from Carib or Arawakan. Modern spelling in English (1690s) is from influence of grove. A Malay origin also has been proposed, but it is difficult to explain how it came to be used for an American plant.
Example
- 1. Cat island 's mangrove forests used to be impenetrably dense .
- 2. Today there are more than one million mangrove trees around the village .
- 3. These figures , she thinks , have allowed environmentalists to protect belize 's threatened mangrove forests better .
- 4. Black volcanic rock outcrops and mangrove swamps come into play on several holes , as do water hazards on 13 holes .
- 5. Authorities who have been to the crash site say the plane plunged nose first into a muddy mangrove forest about 20 kilometers from the coastal city of douala .