English noun: white mangrove |
1. | white mangrove (plant) a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific |
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| Synonyms | Avicennia officinalis |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tree |
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| Member meronym | Avicennia, genus Avicennia |
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2. | white mangrove (plant) shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin |
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| Synonyms | Laguncularia racemosa |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tree |
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| Member meronym | genus Laguncularia, Laguncularia |
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