请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 halophyte
释义

halophyte

[ hal-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈhæl əˌfaɪt /

noun

a plant that thrives in saline soil.

Origin of halophyte

First recorded in 1885–90; halo- + -phyte

OTHER WORDS FROM halophyte

hal·o·phyt·ic [hal-uh-fit-ik], /ˌhæl əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby halophyte

halon, halo nevus, haloperidol, halophil, halophile, halophyte, halosere, halo sign, halothane, halotrichite, haloumi
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for halophyte

halophyte
/ (ˈhæləʊˌfaɪt) /

noun

a plant that grows in very salty soil, as in a salt marsh

Derived forms of halophyte

halophytic (ˌhæləˈfɪtɪk), adjectivehalophytism, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for halophyte

halophyte
[ hălə-fīt′ ]

A plant adapted to living in salty soil, as along the seashore or in salt flats. Mangroves, salt-marsh grasses, and saltbushes are halophytes.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/22 18:22:05