cannonball mangrove

English

Noun

cannonball mangrove (plural cannonball mangroves)

1. A species of mangrove, Xylocarpus granatum, having round fruit reminiscent of a cannonball.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 99:

     A member of the mahogany family, the cannonball mangrove is today found in the tropical, coastal regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia, extending far into the Pacific.