HALOPHYTE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'hal'ufIt
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] plant growing naturally in very salty soil

	See Also:	tracheophyte, vascular plant

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Hal"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + ? a plant.] (Bot.) A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A plant (such as salt marsh grass) that can tolerate or thrives in a salty environment.