Man"grove (?), n. [Malay manggi-
manggi.] 1. (Bot.) The name of one or
two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R.
mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores
of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aërial roots,
which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The
seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent
plant.
&fist; The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white
pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used
for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove (Avicennia
nitida and A. tomentosa) have much the same habit.
2. (Zoöl.) The mango
fish.
