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Halophyte

Hal′o-phyte

(hăl′ō̍-fīt)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἄλς
,
ἁλός
, salt +
φυτόν
a plant.]
(Bot.)
A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.

Definition 2024


halophyte

halophyte

English

Noun

halophyte (plural halophytes)

  1. (botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content

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