n. A tree of the genus Rhizophora, chiefly R. mucronata (R. Mangle), the common mangrove, abounding on tropical shores in both hemispheres.n. Another plant of similar habit, especially a plant of the genus Avicennia.n. In zoology, the mango-fish.n. Bruguiera Rheedii, a small tree which yields a good tan-bark and a hard, durable, yellowish-brown wood;n. Heritiera littoralis, a tree of the family Sterculiaceæ. See Heritiera and sundari.