Halophyte \Hal"o*phyte\ (h[a^]l"[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr. "a`ls,
   "alo`s, salt + fyto`n a plant.] (Bot.)
   A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.
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	halophyte
    n 1: plant growing naturally in very salty soil