# mangrove
## English
### Etymology

Circa 1610, corruption of earlier mangrow by folk etymology influence of grove, from Portuguese mangue, from Spanish mangle (or directly from Spanish), from a Caribbean language, possibly Taíno, another Arawakan language, or a Cariban language.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmæŋɡɹəʊv/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmæŋɡɹoʊv/, /ˈmænˌɡɹoʊv/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: man‧grove

### Noun

mangrove (plural mangroves)
* Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in intertidal coastal brackish waters.
** 2024 September 5, Camilo Freedman, “The vanishing mangroves of El Salvador: ‘All our efforts may only slow the destruction’”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:This lush forest, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border, teems with diverse wildlife – from crocodiles and crabs to fish darting through seemingly endless mangroves.
* A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp; mangal.
** 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 204:[I]n and out of rivers, streams of death in life, whose banks were rotting into mud, whose waters, thickened into slime, invaded the contorted mangroves, that seemed to writhe at us in the extremity of an impotent despair.
* Any of various plants of the Rhizophoraceae family.
* Any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora.

#### Derived terms

* American mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
* apple mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum (Australia))
* Asiatic mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata)
* black mangrove (Avicennia germinans; Aegiceras corniculatum, Bruguiera gymnorhiza) (Australia))
* blind-your-eye mangrove (Excoecaria agallocha (Australia))
* Burmese mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza)
* button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus)
* cannonball mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum (Australia))
* cedar mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum)
* club mangrove (Aegialitis annulata)
* flat-leaved spurred mangrove (Ceriops decandra (Australia))
* freshwater mangrove (Barringtonia, Carallia brachiata (Australia))
* gray mangrove/grey mangrove (Avicennia marina)
* holly-leaf mangrove (Acanthus ilicifolius)
* holly mangrove (Acanthus ilicifolius)
* looking-glass mangrove (Heritiera littoralis)
* loop-root mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata)
* mangroveberry (Psidium longipes)
* mangrove black hawk
* mangrove cuckoo
* mangrove gerygone
* mangrove golden whistler
* mangrove grape
* mangrove heron
* mangrove-holly (Acanthus ilicifolius)
* mangrove jack
* mangrove jezebel
* mangrove rail
* mangrove robin
* mangrove snapper
* mangrovevine (Rhabdadenia biflora)
* milky mangrove (Excoecaria agallocha)
* Oriental mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Bruguiera sexangula)
* red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle, Rhizophora stylosa; Rhizophora mucronata, Heritiera littoralis (Australia))
* river mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum)
* slender-fruit orange mangrove (Bruguiera parviflora)
* small stilted mangrove (Rhizophora stylosa)
* spurred mangrove (Ceriops tagal (Australia))
* star mangrove
* stilt-root mangrove (Rhizophora stylosa (Australia))
* tea mangrove
* tulip mangrove (Heritiera littoralis)
* white-flowered black mangrove (Lumnitzera racemosa)
* white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia marina)
* yamstick mangrove (Scyphiphora hydrophylacea)

#### See also

* mangle

### References

* ↑ “mangrove”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “mangrove”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
* ↑ “mangrove”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

### Further reading

* mangrove on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* venogram

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English mangrove, from earlier mangrow by folk etymology influence of grove, from Portuguese mangue, from Spanish mangle (or directly from Spanish), from a Caribbean language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌmɑŋˈɣroː.və/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: man‧gro‧ve
* Rhymes: -oːvə

### Noun

mangrove m (plural mangroven or mangroves)
* a mangrove tree
    Synonyms: mangroveboom, wortelboom
* a mangrove forest
    Synonyms: mangrovebos, vloedbos

#### Derived terms

* mangroveboom
* mangrovebos
* mangrovereiger

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English mangrove.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑŋroʋe/, [ˈmɑ̝ŋro̞ʋe̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋroʋe
* Hyphenation: mang‧ro‧ve

### Noun

mangrove
* mangrove (all senses)

#### Declension

* Also mangroveiden is often used for genitive plural.
Possessive forms of mangrove (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mangroveni
mangroveni
accusative
nom.
mangroveni
mangroveni
gen.
mangroveni
genitive
mangroveni
mangrovejeni mangroveini $^{rare}$
partitive
mangroveani
mangrovejani
inessive
mangrovessani
mangroveissani
elative
mangrovestani
mangroveistani
illative
mangroveeni
mangroveihini
adessive
mangrovellani
mangroveillani
ablative
mangroveltani
mangroveiltani
allative
mangrovelleni
mangroveilleni
essive
mangrovenani
mangroveinani
translative
mangrovekseni
mangroveikseni
abessive
mangrovettani
mangroveittani
instructive
comitative
—mangroveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mangrovesi
mangrovesi
accusative
nom.
mangrovesi
mangrovesi
gen.
mangrovesi
genitive
mangrovesi
mangrovejesi mangroveisi $^{rare}$
partitive
mangroveasi
mangrovejasi
inessive
mangrovessasi
mangroveissasi
elative
mangrovestasi
mangroveistasi
illative
mangroveesi
mangroveihisi
adessive
mangrovellasi
mangroveillasi
ablative
mangroveltasi
mangroveiltasi
allative
mangrovellesi
mangroveillesi
essive
mangrovenasi
mangroveinasi
translative
mangroveksesi
mangroveiksesi
abessive
mangrovettasi
mangroveittasi
instructive
comitative
—mangroveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mangrovemme
mangrovemme
accusative
nom.
mangrovemme
mangrovemme
gen.
mangrovemme
genitive
mangrovemme
mangrovejemme mangroveimme $^{rare}$
partitive
mangroveamme
mangrovejamme
inessive
mangrovessamme
mangroveissamme
elative
mangrovestamme
mangroveistamme
illative
mangroveemme
mangroveihimme
adessive
mangrovellamme
mangroveillamme
ablative
mangroveltamme
mangroveiltamme
allative
mangrovellemme
mangroveillemme
essive
mangrovenamme
mangroveinamme
translative
mangroveksemme
mangroveiksemme
abessive
mangrovettamme
mangroveittamme
instructive
comitative
—mangroveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mangrovenne
mangrovenne
accusative
nom.
mangrovenne
mangrovenne
gen.
mangrovenne
genitive
mangrovenne
mangrovejenne mangroveinne $^{rare}$
partitive
mangroveanne
mangrovejanne
inessive
mangrovessanne
mangroveissanne
elative
mangrovestanne
mangroveistanne
illative
mangroveenne
mangroveihinne
adessive
mangrovellanne
mangroveillanne
ablative
mangroveltanne
mangroveiltanne
allative
mangrovellenne
mangroveillenne
essive
mangrovenanne
mangroveinanne
translative
mangroveksenne
mangroveiksenne
abessive
mangrovettanne
mangroveittanne
instructive
comitative
—mangroveinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mangrovensa
mangrovensa
accusative
nom.
mangrovensa
mangrovensa
gen.
mangrovensa
genitive
mangrovensa
mangrovejensa mangroveinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
mangroveaan mangroveansa
mangrovejaan mangrovejansa
inessive
mangrovessaan mangrovessansa
mangroveissaan mangroveissansa
elative
mangrovestaan mangrovestansa
mangroveistaan mangroveistansa
illative
mangroveensa
mangroveihinsa
adessive
mangrovellaan mangrovellansa
mangroveillaan mangroveillansa
ablative
mangroveltaan mangroveltansa
mangroveiltaan mangroveiltansa
allative
mangrovelleen mangrovellensa
mangroveilleen mangroveillensa
essive
mangrovenaan mangrovenansa
mangroveinaan mangroveinansa
translative
mangrovekseen mangroveksensa
mangroveikseen mangroveiksensa
abessive
mangrovettaan mangrovettansa
mangroveittaan mangroveittansa
instructive
comitative
—mangroveineen mangroveinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (tropical tree or shrub that grows in shallow water): mangrovekasvi
* (habitat): mangrovemetsä, mangrovesuo
* (plant of the Rhizophoraceae family): mangrovepuukasvi
* (tree of the genus Rhizophora): mangrovepuu

#### Derived terms

* aasianmangrovemedestäjä
* mangrovekasvi
* mangrovekäärme
* mangrovemesikko
* mangrovemetsikkö
* mangrovemetsä
* mangrovepuu

### Further reading

* “mangrove”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Etymology

From earlier mangrore, borrowed from English mangrove.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑ̃.ɡʁɔv/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

mangrove f (plural mangroves)
* a mangrove forest

### Further reading

* “mangrove”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Possibly from Dutch mangrove.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /maŋˈrovə/ [maŋˈro.fə]
* Rhymes: -ovə
* Syllabification: mang‧ro‧ve

### Noun

mangrovê (plural mangrove-mangrove)
* Synonym of bakau

### Further reading

* “mangrove” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Noun

mangrove f
* plural of mangrova

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English mangrove.

### Noun

mangrove m (definite singular mangroven, indefinite plural mangrover, definite plural mangrovene)
* mangrove (tree or forest)

#### Derived terms

* mangroveskog

### References

* “mangrove” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “mangrove” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English mangrove.

### Noun

mangrove m (definite singular mangroven, indefinite plural mangrovar, definite plural mangrovane)
* mangrove (tree or forest)

#### Derived terms

* mangroveskog

### References

* “mangrove” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English mangrove.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maŋˈɡroːvɛ/

### Noun

mangrove c
* mangrove

#### Derived terms

* mangroveskog

### References

* mangrove in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* mangrove in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* mangrove in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)