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    RHIZOPHORA MANGLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 buildingplay

    Synonyms:

    mangrove; Rhizophora mangle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Rhizophora mangle" is a kind of...):

    angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

    Holonyms ("Rhizophora mangle" is a member of...):

    genus Rhizophora; Rhizophora (type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs)

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