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
"The dense network of mangroves along the coast has stabilized the shoreline, with their unique prop roots trapping sediment to build new land."
Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water.
"The boat drifted slowly past a dense mangrove forest where the tangled roots stood partially submerged in the shallow coastal waters."