A plant adapted to growing in saline conditions, as in a salt marsh.
〔植〕盐生植物
Example sentencesExamples
Shoots of the halophyte Salicornia bigelovii are larger and more succulent when grown in highly saline environments.
Physiologically salt tolerance is also complex, with halophytes and less tolerant plants showing a wide range of adaptations.
Such investigations would lead to the study of higher plant halophytes, which in nature often encounter high salinity and alkaline pH values at the same time.
However, the mechanisms taken by the seeds of halophytes to adapt to saline stress are still poorly understood.
These plants, known as halophytes, include a large taxonomic variety and occupy diverse habitats, from extremely dry to temporarily waterlogged sites or salt marshes.
Definition of halophyte in US English:
halophyte
nounˈhaləˌfītˈhæləˌfaɪt
Botany
A plant adapted to growing in saline conditions, as in a salt marsh.
〔植〕盐生植物
Example sentencesExamples
Such investigations would lead to the study of higher plant halophytes, which in nature often encounter high salinity and alkaline pH values at the same time.
These plants, known as halophytes, include a large taxonomic variety and occupy diverse habitats, from extremely dry to temporarily waterlogged sites or salt marshes.
Shoots of the halophyte Salicornia bigelovii are larger and more succulent when grown in highly saline environments.
However, the mechanisms taken by the seeds of halophytes to adapt to saline stress are still poorly understood.
Physiologically salt tolerance is also complex, with halophytes and less tolerant plants showing a wide range of adaptations.