"halophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: halophytes [plural]
Etymology: From halo- (“salt”) + -phyte (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|halo|phyte|t1=salt|t2=plant}} halo- (“salt”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} halophyte (plural halophytes)
  1. (botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content Wikipedia link: halophyte Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: euhalophyte, mesohalophyte, oligohalophyte Translations (plant): halòfit [masculine] (Catalan), halofyt [masculine] (Dutch), suolakkokasvi (Finnish), alofita [feminine] (Italian), słonorośl [feminine] (Polish), słonorośle [neuter] (Polish), halofit [masculine] (Polish), halófita [feminine] (Spanish), halamang tabsingin (Tagalog), cây chịu mặn (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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