1. tropical trees or shrubs that grow in coastal swamps and have roots that can tolerate salt water

Examples

• The mangroves provide important habitat for fish and birds.
• Coastal mangroves help protect the shoreline from erosion.
• We paddled through the dense mangroves in our kayak.
• Many species of crabs live among the mangrove roots.
• The mangroves filter pollutants from the water before it reaches the ocean.
• Hurricane damage to the mangroves left the coast more vulnerable to flooding.