SINCE 1828
red mangrove
nounDefinition of red mangrove
1a
: a true mangrove having red wood
especially
: an African tree (Rhizophora mangle)
b
: the wood of the African red mangrove tree
2
: any of several trees of the genus Bruguiera (family Rhizophoraceae) of Australia and Polynesia
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