The Collaborative International Dictionary
mangrove family
mangrove family \mangrove family\ n. A natural family ( Rhizophoraceae) of trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts. It includes the mangrove Rhizophora Mangle.
WordNet
mangrove family
n. trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts [syn: Rhizophoraceae, family Rhizophoraceae]