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AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
Synonyms:
Avicennia officinalis; white mangrove
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Avicennia officinalis" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Avicennia officinalis" is a member of...):
Avicennia; genus Avicennia (small genus of tropical shrubs or trees)