halophyte

English

Etymology

halo- (“salt”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

Noun

halophyte (plural halophytes)

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

Derived terms

euhalophyte
mesohalophyte
oligohalophyte

Translations

plant

Catalan: halòfit m
Dutch: halofyt (nl) m
Finnish: suolakkokasvi (fi)
Italian: alofita f
Polish: słonorośl f, słonorośle n, halofit (pl) m
Spanish: halófita f
Tagalog: halamang tabsingin
Vietnamese: cây chịu mặn

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Noun

halophyte f (plural halophytes)

halophyte

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