mangrove family

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A natural family (Rhizophoraceae) of trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts. It includes the mangrove Rhizophora Mangle.

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mangrove family - trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts Synonyms: family Rhizophoraceae, Rhizophoraceae

dicot family, family Rhizophoraceae, genus Rhizophora, magnoliopsid family, Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Rhizophora, Rhizophoraceae, Thymelaeales