Halophyte

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  • noun. A plant adapted to living in a saline environment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The saltwort, a plant, such as those of the genera Salicornia, Salsola, and Suæda, inhabiting salt marshes and sea-coasts. The ash after burning contains barilla and other salts.
  • noun. In phytogeography, a plant adapted to the absorption of common salt or other salts and confined to or preferring a salty substratum, as the sea or the sea-shore.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. plant growing naturally in very salty soil