Noun: mangrove family 'mang-growv 'fa-mu-lee
- Trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
"The mangrove family plays a crucial role in coastal ecosystems";
- Rhizophoraceae, family Rhizophoraceae
Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family
Part of: Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales