WordNet
white mangrove
n. a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific [syn: Avicennia officinalis]
shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin [syn: Laguncularia racemosa]
Usage examples of "white mangrove".
Joe came slithering out of the sawgrass and white mangrove, eager to see who was invading its territory.