Definition of Avicennia marina

1. Noun. A mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground.

Exact synonyms: Black Mangrove
Generic synonyms: Blackwood, Blackwood Tree
Group relationships: Avicennia, Genus Avicennia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Avicennia Marina

Averrhoa
Averrhoa bilimbi
Averrhoa carambola
Averroes
Averroism
Averroisms
Averroist
Averroists
Avery
Avesta
Avestan
Aveyron
Avi
Avicenna
Avicennia
Avicennia marina
Avicennia officinalis
Avicenniaceae
Avignon
Avignon berries
Avignon berry
Avinash
Avinesh
Avogadrian
Avogadro
Avogadro's constant
Avogadro's hypothesis
Avogadro's law
Avogadro's number
Avogadro's postulate

Literary usage of Avicennia marina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"In sheltered lagoons along much of the Gulf coast mangroves [avicennia marina) are home to many species of birds and fishes. Where low sandy hillocks start ..."

2. Ancient Magan: The Secrets of Tell Abraq by Daniel T. Potts (2000)
"In addition, we have charcoal belonging to two different species of mangrove, avicennia marina and one of the Rhizophorae. Today the coast of the UAE from ..."

3. Forest Tree Seed Health: : Health for Germplasm Conservationby Jack R. Sutherland, Patricia Berjak, Marlene Diekmann by Jack R. Sutherland, Patricia Berjak, Marlene Diekmann (2002)
"... effects of fungi during hydrated storage of avicennia marina has proved very revealing of the significant role of mycoflora in promoting deterioration ..."

4. Global Environmental Risk by Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson (2001)
"19Mb. “Photosynthetic and stomatal responses of the gray mangrove, Avicennia marina, to transient salinity conditions.” Plant Physiology 74: 7—11. ..."

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