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LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Laguncularia racemosa; white mangrove
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Laguncularia racemosa" 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 ("Laguncularia racemosa" is a member of...):
genus Laguncularia; Laguncularia (a genus of Laguncularia)