ˈhaləˌfīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hal- + -phyte
: a plant that grows naturally in soils having a high content of various salts, that usually resembles a true xerophyte and that occurs in many families (as Chenopodiaceae, Compositae, Plumbaginaceae) — compare mesophyte
• hal·o·phyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fid.ik adjective