A large shrub or small tree, Aegiceras corniculatum (family Myrsinaceae), which grows on riverbanks and in coastal areas of Australia and parts of Asia.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Maiden (1859–1925).
Definition of river mangrove in US English:
river mangrove
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Aegiceras corniculatum (family Myrsinaceae), which grows on riverbanks and in coastal areas of Australia and parts of Asia.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Maiden (1859–1925).