adj
Meaning 1
Growing well under salty conditions
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- We planted a halophytic species of grass.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
halophytic
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CMU ARPABET: HH AE2 L AH0 F IH1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English halophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English halophytic From halophyte + -ic.
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