English Explanatory Dictionary

halophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content

Word forms

halophyte halophytes

Etymology

From halo- (“salt”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Derived words

euhalophyte halophytic hydrohalophyte mesohalophyte oligohalophyte psammohalophyte xerohalophyte
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