Morpheme
Mangrove
Type
free base
Denotation
tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees with aerial roots and that grow in clumps in brackish tidal mud
Etymology
Early Modern English mangrow; probably from Spanish mangle, mangue and influenced by English grove, probably from Arawak or Cariban source
Evidence
mangrove, mangroveberry, mangroves, mangrovevine
