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halophyte

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hal·o·phyte  (hl-ft)
n.
A plant adapted to living in a saline environment.
halo·phytic (-ftk) adj.
halophyte  (hl-ft)
A plant adapted to living in salty soil, as along the seashore or in salt flats. Mangroves, salt-marsh grasses, and saltbushes are halophytes.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.halophyte - plant growing naturally in very salty soil
tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms


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Variation in the natural abundance of 15N in the halophyte, Salicornia virginica, associated with groundwater subsidies of nitrogen in a southern California salt marsh.
Rationale for a new generation of indicators for coastal waters by McDonald, Michael / Environmental Health Perspectives
With funding from EPRI and a Southwest electric utility, researchers in Arizona have begun to investigate the uptake and storage of carbon by halophytes that are simply plowed into desert soil at maturity.
Salty farms for storing global carbon by Science News
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