1. A small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
   "White mangrove provided habitat for marine life";
   - Avicennia officinalis
    
2. Shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin
   "White mangroves form dense thickets along the coastline";
   - Laguncularia racemosa

Derived forms: white mangroves

Type of: tree

Part of: Avicennia, genus Avicennia, genus Laguncularia, Laguncularia

Encyclopedia: White mangrove