mangrove
/ˈmæŋgrəʊv/noun
1- a tree or shrub which grows in muddy, chiefly tropical coastal swamps which are inundated at high tide. Mangroves typically have numerous tangled roots above ground and form dense thickets.红树, 红树属植物（或灌木）。
1.1
- Genera in several families, in particular Rhizophora and related genera (family Rhizophoraceae), and Avicennia (family Verbenaceae or Avicenniaceae).有属不同数科的属, 尤指红树属及亲缘属（红树科）, 以及海榄雌属（马鞭草科或海榄雌科）。
1.2
- （亦作mangrove swamp）a tidal swamp which is dominated by mangroves and associated vegetation红树林沼泽, 红树林湿地。
词源
early 17th cent.: probably from Portuguese mangue, Spanish mangle, from Taino. The change in the ending was due to association with GROVE.