1. A mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground
   "Black mangrove forests protected the coastline";
   - Avicennia marina
    
2. An Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida
   "The Australian black mangrove formed dense coastal forests";
   - Aegiceras majus

Derived forms: black mangroves

Type of: blackwood, blackwood tree, tree

Part of: Aegiceras, Avicennia, genus Aegiceras, genus Avicennia

Encyclopedia: Black mangrove