halophyte
halophyte noun: any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content.
Noun
halophyte (plural halophytes)
- Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content
halophyte meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Vietnamese
halophyte in Tamil
- உவர்நிலத்தாவரம்
halophyte in Tagalog
- plant
- halamang tabsingin
halophyte in Vietnamese
- plant
- cây chịu mặn
Forms of halophyte
| plural | halophytes |
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Origin of halophyte
From halo- (“salt”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Words formed from halophyte
- euhalophyte
- halophytic
- hydrohalophyte
- mesohalophyte
- oligohalophyte
- psammohalophyte
- xerohalophyte
Questions about halophyte
- What does halophyte mean?
- Halophyte means any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content.
- What is halophyte in Tamil?
- Halophyte in Tamil is உவர்நிலத்தாவரம். See Halophyte meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is halophyte?
- Halophyte is a noun.
- What is the plural of halophyte?
- The plural of halophyte is halophytes.
Words near halophyte in the dictionary
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