\Man"grove\, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.]
1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus
   {Rhizophora} ({R. Mangle}, and {R. mucronata}, the last
   doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical
   regions, where they spread by emitting a["e]rial roots,
   which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new
   stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet
   attached to the parent plant.
Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white
      pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is
      astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black
      and the white mangrove ({Avicennia nitida} and {A.
      tomentosa}) have much the same habit.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The mango fish.