Mangle

Morpheme

Mangle

Type

free base

Denotation

mangrove, tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees with aerial roots and that grow in clumps in brackish tidal mud

Etymology

Spanish mangle, mangue and influenced by English grove, probably from Arawak or Cariban source

Evidence

mangle, mangles

See Also

Mangrove

Homographs

Mangle, Mangle