cannonball mangrove

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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.
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