Tree or Shrub That Grows in Coastal Estuaries
Puzzle 9 of Deep Sea Journey Hard Pack
Question is: Tree or Shrub That Grows in Coastal Estuaries
and the answer is: MANGROVE
Word Meaning:
MANGROVE — Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
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