What is another word for mangroves?

Pronunciation: [mˈaŋɡɹə͡ʊvz] (IPA)

Mangroves are an important ecological feature that exist in many coastal areas around the world. They are often referred to by several synonyms, including mangrove forests, mangals, or mangrove swamps. These ecosystems are important because they provide habitat for a wide range of animal and plant species, including many threatened or endangered species. Additionally, mangroves play a vital role in protecting coastlines against erosion and storm damage, and they help to filter out pollutants from entering nearby waterways. Despite their importance, mangroves are under threat from a range of human activities, including deforestation, pollution, and overfishing. Conservation efforts are being undertaken to help protect this unique ecosystem for future generations.

What are the hypernyms for Mangroves?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Mangroves

The left-hand bank is a flat, swampy plain of impenetrable jungle, having its river banks lined with mangroves and nipa palms.
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
This British Guiana beach, just in front of my Kartabo bungalow, was remarkably diversified, and in a few steps, or strokes of a paddle, I could pass from clean sand to mangroves and muckamucka swamp, thence to out-jutting rocks, and on to the Edge of the World, all within a distance of a hundred yards.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
Half-a-mile south of Massowah, another small coral island, almost parallel to the one we describe, covered with mangroves and other rank vegetation, the proud owner of a sheik's tomb of great veneration, lies between Massowah and the Gedem peak, the high mountain forming the southern boundary of the bay.
"A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People"
Henry Blanc

Famous quotes with Mangroves

  • Singapura means lion-city; prehistoric, myopic, Sanskrit-speaking visitors having spotted a mangy tiger or two in the mangroves. Sly Malays sometimes call it Singa pura-pura, which means ‘pretending to be a lion’….It is a profoundly provincial town pretending to be a metropolis.
    Anthony Burgess

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