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Halophyte

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Halophyte"

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Word	Definition
hydrohalophytenoun	(biology) A halophyte that lives in salty water
euhalophytenoun	Any halophyte that can tolerate the greatest salinity
glycophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that cannot tolerate relatively high concentrations of salt
psammohalophytenoun	A halophyte that thrives in sandy conditions
acidophytenoun	(botany) Any plant that thrives in an acidic environment
xerohalophytenoun	A halophyte that thrives in very dry conditions.
heliophytenoun	(botany) Any plant that thrives in bright sunlight
metallophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that can tolerate a high metal content in its environment
halophobenoun	(biology) Any halophobic organism.
thermophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that tolerates high temperatures
oxylophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that tolerates, or thrives in, an acidic soil.
mesohydrophytenoun	(biology) Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a hydrophyte
hydrogeophytenoun	(biology) Any aquatic geophyte
mesophytenoun	(botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.
hydrotherophytenoun	(biology) Any aquatic therophyte
edaphophytenoun	(botany) any plant that grows with its roots in the soil and shoots in the air
phreatophytenoun	(biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table
pseudometallophytenoun	(biology) Any plant that can tolerate a high metal content in its environment, but also thrives under normal conditions
limnodophytenoun	(botany) Helophyte
helophytenoun	(botany) Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water.