noun
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 building
• Syn: ↑mangrove
• Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rhizophora, ↑genus Rhizophora
Useful english dictionary. 2012.