palétuvier

French

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Noun

palétuvier m (plural palétuviers)

1. mangrove, mangle

Usage notes

As with a number of plant and animal names, the French word doesn't have a one-to-one correspondence in English. See Palétuvier on French Wikipedia for an individual list of species

Derived terms

• Palétuvier -- Pterocarpus officinalis - Fabaceae
• Palétuvier grand bois - Tovomita plumieri - Clusiaceae
• Palétuvier gris - Avicennia schaueriana - Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae
• Palétuvier gris - Avicennia germinans - Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae
• Palétuvier gris - Conocarpus erectus - Combretaceae
• Palétuvier gris montagne - Amanoa caribaea - Phyllanthaceae
• Palétuvier jaune - Symphonia globulifera - Clusiaceae
• Palétuvier montagne - Clusia mangle - Clusiaceae
• Palétuvier noir - Rhizophora mangle - Rhizophoraceae
• Palétuvier noir - Avicennia germinans (syn. Avicennia nitida) - Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae
• Palétuvier noir - Avicennia germinans - Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae
• Palétuvier rouge - Rhizophora mangle - Rhizophoraceae
• Palétuvier blanc - Laguncularia racemosa - Combretaceae

Further reading

• “palétuvier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.