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mangrove meaning in Malayalam

കണ്ടൽ kaṇṭal

/ˈmæŋɡɹəʊ̯v/

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British/ˈmaŋɡɹəwv/

mangrove in Malayalam: കണ്ടൽ (kaṇṭal). In English, mangrove means any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).

Malayalam words for mangrove

any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas
കണ്ടൽ kaṇṭal

English meaning of mangrove

  1. noun Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
  2. noun A forest of such shrubs or trees.
  3. noun Preceded by a descriptive word: any of various shrubs or trees of genera other than Rhizophora which resemble plants of this genus in appearance and habitat.
  4. noun Synonym of mangal (“a tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves (sense 1) or similar shrubs and trees”).

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Questions about mangrove in Malayalam

What is the meaning of mangrove in Malayalam?
Mangrove in Malayalam is കണ്ടൽ (kaṇṭal).
mangrove എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Mangrove: കണ്ടൽ (kaṇṭal).
What does mangrove mean in English?
Mangrove means any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).

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