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mangrove meaning in Tamil

அலையாத்தித் தாவரங்கள் alaiyāttit tāvaraṅkaḷ

/ˈmæŋɡɹəʊ̯v/

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British/ˈmaŋɡɹəwv/

mangrove in Tamil: அலையாத்தித் தாவரங்கள் (alaiyāttit tāvaraṅkaḷ). 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).

Tamil 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
அலையாத்தித் தாவரங்கள் alaiyāttit tāvaraṅkaḷ

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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What is the meaning of mangrove in Tamil?
Mangrove in Tamil is அலையாத்தித் தாவரங்கள் (alaiyāttit tāvaraṅkaḷ).
mangrove என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Mangrove: அலையாத்தித் தாவரங்கள் (alaiyāttit tāvaraṅkaḷ).
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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