*grove*

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Groveled r Grovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Groveling or Grovelling. ] [ From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. grūfa, in ā grūfu on the face, prone, grūfa to grovel. ] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. [ 1913 Webster ]

To creep and grovel on the ground. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who grovels; an abject wretch. [ Written also groveller. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

, a. Lying prone; low; debased; submissive in a self-abasing manner. “A groveling creature.” Cowper.
Syn. -- cringing, wormlike, wormy. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Malay manggi-manggi. ] 1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (Rhizophora Mangle, and Rhizophora mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove (Avicennia nitida and Avicennia tomentosa) have much the same habit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The mango fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family (Rhizophoraceae) of trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts. It includes the mangrove Rhizophora Mangle. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A fish (Lutjanus griseus) found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida; called also gray snapper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]