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Definition of Halophyte
1. Noun. Plant growing naturally in very salty soil.
Definition of Halophyte
1. n. A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.
Definition of Halophyte
1. Noun. (botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content ¹
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Definition of Halophyte
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Halophyte
1. A plant (such as salt marsh grass) that can tolerate or thrives in a saltyenvironment. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halophyte
Literary usage of Halophyte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"The mangrove, a halophyte After w. M. Davis ia stone's throw of the ... A halophyte
is a plant which can thrive in a soil containing much common salt or ..."
2. A Practical Course in Botany: With Especial Reference to Its Bearings on by Eliza Frances Andrews (1911)
"... though, if time permits, it is recommended that a detailed study be made of
at least one typical hydrophyte, halophyte, and xerophyte plant. ..."
3. Phytogeography of Nebraska: I. General Survey by Roscoe Pound, Frederic Edward Clements (1900)
"Distichlis spicata stricta occurs throughout the State, though it is rarely found
in region I. It has so thoroughly established itself as a halophyte that ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"The halophyte-VEGETATION is closely related morphologically to the foregoing,
but merits a separate consideration, an opinion that is confirmed, ..."
5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"The central point of the puna contains a large salt lake or salt marsh, the shores
bearing sparse halophyte vegetation. Animal life is very deficient, ..."
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