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mangrove meaning in Sinhala

කඩොලාන kaḍolāna

/ˈmæŋɡɹəʊ̯v/

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British/ˈmaŋɡɹəwv/

mangrove in Sinhala: කඩොලාන (kaḍolāna). 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).

Sinhala 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
කඩොලාන kaḍolāna

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 Sinhala

What is the meaning of mangrove in Sinhala?
Mangrove in Sinhala is කඩොලාන (kaḍolāna).
mangrove යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Mangrove: කඩොලාන (kaḍolāna).
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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