Halophyte

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Halophyte \Hal"o*phyte\ (h[a^]l"[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr. "a`ls,
     "alo`s, salt + fyto`n a plant.] (Bot.)
     A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  halophyte
       n : plant growing naturally in very salty soil