palétuvier
French
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Noun
palétuvier m (plural palétuviers)
- 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.