mangrove . ( Voice Caribbean or arahuaca ). 1. m. shrub in the family of the Rizoforáceas, of three to four meters in height, whose branches, long and extended, give a few offshoots that descend to the ground and take root in him, with leaves are petiolate, opposite, entire, elliptic, obtuse and thick, axillary flowers of four yellow petals, dry fruit of bark small, leathery, nearly round, and many aerial roots partly. It is characteristic of tropical countries, and the leaves, fruit and bark are used in the tanneries. mangrove white. 1. m. American tree in the family of the Verbenaceae, very full-bodied, similar to the pear tree leaves, but thicker, longer and more acute. Take shoots as above and fruit is a long box full of something bitter pulp, but edible.