adjective
- of, relating to, or being a plant that grows in salty soil or water and is adapted to high salt concentrations
Usage: technical/botanical term; often used in ecology and plant biology
Examples
- Mangroves are halophytic plants that thrive in coastal salt marshes.
- The halophytic vegetation along the salt lake has adapted to extreme salinity.
- Scientists study halophytic species to understand how plants survive in harsh environments.
- Salt grass is a common halophytic plant found in saline wetlands.
- Halophytic crops may offer solutions for agriculture in salt-affected soils.