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halophyte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plant growing naturally in very salty soil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vascular plant, tracheophyte

History

Etymology

From halo- (“salt”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: halòfit — plant
  • Dutch: halofyt — plant
  • Finnish: suolakkokasvi — plant
  • French: halophyte — plant
  • Greek: αλόφυτο (alófyto) — plant
  • Italian: alofita — plant
  • Polish: słonorośl — plant
  • Polish: słonorośle — plant
  • Polish: halofit — plant
  • Spanish: halófita — plant
  • Tagalog: halamang tabsingin — plant
  • Vietnamese: cây chịu mặn — plant