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Meaning of HALOPHYTE

Pronunciation:  'hal'ufIt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  plant growing naturally in very salty soil
 

HALOPHYTE is a 9 letter word that starts with H.

 

 See Also: tracheophyte, vascular plant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hal"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + ? a
plant.] (Bot.)
A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A plant (such as salt marsh grass) that can tolerate or thrives in a salty environment.
 

 

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