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PRONUNCIATION OF HALOPHYTIC

halophytic  [ˌhæləˈfɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALOPHYTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Halophytic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HALOPHYTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

halophytic

Halophyte

A halophyte is a plant that grows in waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. An example of a halophyte is the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora. Relatively few plant species are halophytes - perhaps only 2% of all plant species. The large majority of plant species are glycophytes, plants which are not salt-tolerant, and are damaged fairly easily by high salinity. One quantitative measure of salt tolerance is the "total dissolved solids" in irrigation water that a plant can tolerate. Sea water typically contains 40 grams per litre of dissolved salts. Beans and rice can tolerate about 1-3 g/l, and are considered glycophytes. At the other extreme, Salicornia bigelovii grows well at 70 g/l of dissolved solids, and is a promising halophyte for use as a crop. Plants such as barley and the date palm can tolerate about 5 g/l, and can be considered as marginal halophytes. Adaptation to saline environments by halophytes may take the form of salt tolerance or salt avoidance.

Definition of halophytic in the English dictionary

The definition of halophytic in the dictionary is growing in very salty soil.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALOPHYTIC


autophytic
ˌɔːtəˈfɪtɪk
bryophytic
ˌbraɪəˈfɪtɪk
cormophytic
ˌkɔːməˈfɪtɪk
cryptophytic
ˌkrɪptəˈfɪtɪk
graphitic
ɡrəˈfɪtɪk
holophytic
ˌhɒləˈfɪtɪk
hygrophytic
ˌhaɪɡrəˈfɪtɪk
lithophytic
ˌlɪθəˈfɪtɪk
oophytic
ˌəʊəˈfɪtɪk
osteophytic
ˌɒstɪəˈfɪtɪk
phreatophytic
frɪˌætəˈfɪtɪk
psilophytic
ˌsɪləˈfɪtɪk
schizophytic
ˌskɪtsəˈfɪtɪk
spermaphytic
ˌspɜːməˈfɪtɪk
spermophytic
ˌspɜːməˈfɪtɪk
sporophytic
ˌspɔːrəˈfɪtɪk
thallophytic
ˌθæləˈfɪtɪk
tropophytic
ˌtrɒpəˈfɪtɪk
xerophytic
ˌzɪərəˈfɪtɪk
zoophytic
ˌzəʊəˈfɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALOPHYTIC

halogen lamp
halogenate
halogenation
halogenoid
halogenous
halogeton
haloid
halomorphic
halon
haloperidol
halophile
halophilic
halophilous
halophily
halophobe
halophyte
halophytism
halosere
halothane
haloumi

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALOPHYTIC

dermatophytic
ectophytic
endophytic
entophytic
epiphytic
gametophytic
geophytic
hydrophytic
macrophytic
mesophytic
microphytic
myelocytic
neophytic
periphytic
protophytic
psammophytic
pteridophytic
saprophytic
spermatophytic
symphytic
trachytic

Synonyms and antonyms of halophytic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «halophytic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALOPHYTIC

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The translations of halophytic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «halophytic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盐生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

halófila
570 millions of speakers

English

halophytic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

halophytic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الملحية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солянковая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

halophytic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

halophytic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

halophile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halofitik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halophytischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塩生
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

halophytic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Halophytic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây ưa mặn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உவர்பானசுற்றுப்புற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेलोफेटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuzcul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alofite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

HALOFITYCZNE
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

солянкова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

VEGETAȚIE HALOFITĂ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλοφυτικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halophytic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SALTPÅVERKADE
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halophytic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of halophytic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALOPHYTIC»

The term «halophytic» is normally little used and occupies the 138.112 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALOPHYTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about halophytic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALOPHYTIC»

Discover the use of halophytic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to halophytic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Halophytes and Biosaline Agriculture
Mangroves are halophytic trees and shrubs. The canopy of tropical mangrove forest may reach a height of 8-16 (up to 30) m. Many halophytic C4 herbs and grasses occur in salt marshes in the tropical zone. HALOPHYTIC VEGETATION OF ...
Choukr-AllAh, 1995
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Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume II: West and Central Asia
Volume II: West and Central Asia M. Ajmal Khan. CHAPTER 6 BIODIVERSITY OF HALOPHYTIC AND SABKHA ECOSYSTEMS IN IRAN HO S SEIN AKHANI University ofTehran, Department OfBiOlogy, Faculty ofScience, PO. Box 14155- 6455 ...
M. Ajmal Khan, 2008
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Ecology of Halophytes
Obviously, different conclusions will be reached concerning whether certain habitats are halophytic or not° Because of the above situations, no literature survey can provide a completely reliable list of all vascular halophytes of the seacoasts of ...
Robert J. Mold, 2012
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The Pacific Islands: Environment & Society
... but above the high-tide line (Fosberg 1960). The vegetation of the strand is a relatively narrow band of halophytic (salt-tolerant) herbs, shrubs, and tree species, often characterized by fleshy leaves with a salty sap, as well as by stunted ...
Moshe Rapaport, 1999
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Cash Crop Halophytes: Recent Studies: Ten Years After Al Ain ...
Effect. of. seawater. irrigation. on. biomass. production. and. ion. composition. of. seven. halophytic. species. in. Morocco. M.C. HARROUNI, S. DAOUD AND H.-W. KOYRO 59 Table I. Characteristics of tap water and seawater dilutions prior.
Helmut Lieth, Marina Mochtchenko, 2003
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Integrative Plant Anatomy
Halophytic Leaves Halophytic plants, or halophytes, are those species able to tolerate saline environments. This adaptation is sometimes considered a special type of xerophytism because of the nature of the environments they inhabit.
William C. Dickison, 2000
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Saltmarsh Ecology
Of these, only 45 species constitute what would generally be thought of as the halophytic element (the exact size of the halophytic element depends on how species are defined - for example, whether Salicornia ewopaea scnsu laio is split into ...
Paul Adam, 1993
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Aralkum - a Man-Made Desert: The Desiccated Floor of the ...
The halophytic vegetation is present on most of the dry seafloor of the 1970, 1980 and 1990 and especially the more recent desiccated areas. This vegetation is now the most prominent all over the Aralkum. The halobiomes (salt deserts) ...
Siegmar-W. Breckle, Walter Wucherer, Liliya A. Dimeyeva, 2011
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Advances in Botanical Research
within a lineage of non-halophytic succulents (Section II.C). We have very little understanding of the role the succulent habit plays a in the overall life of halophytic plants. Research to date does not support the notion that succulence per se has ...
‎2010
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Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons
Annual or perennial often halophytic herbs, or rarely shrubs or small trees or climbing; stems often succulent and/or jointed, usually with secondary growth in concentric rings of vascular bundles or otherwise; L alternate or opposite, often ...
Urs Eggli, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALOPHYTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term halophytic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Substantial reprogramming of the Eutrema salsugineum …
A number of genes have been functionally associated with the halophytic lifestyle of E. salsugineum. These include the sodium transporter ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
2
The road less taken: Auroville, Sundarbans, Chitrakoot, more
Located in West Bengal, it has the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forests in the world. The Sundarbans delta was formed by ... «Financial Express, May 15»
3
Sundarbans, West Bengal
Sunderbans is the largest single block of tidal, halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The aqua fauna of Sunderbans include a variety of ... «Financial Express, May 15»
4
World Bank report Building Resilience for Sustainable Development …
The Sundarbans is a natural region in Bengal and the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sundarbans ... «Jagran Josh, Feb 15»
5
Hurdles in opening Mongla-Ghashiakhali Route
The Sundarbans, located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh, is the largest single block of tidal halophytic (salt water tolerant) mangrove ... «The Daily Star, Dec 14»
6
Menace at the mangrove
Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. It covers approximately 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 ... «DhakaTribune, Dec 14»
7
Effortless navigator
He is just back from the Sundarbans with a host of pictures of the world's largest tidal halophytic mangrove forest, taken with his new Canon 5D ... «Business Today, Nov 14»
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Sagar Islands to become biggest tourism hub in eastern India
... adventure sports and, of course, the Sundarbans, the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world, home to the Bengal ... «eTurboNews, Oct 14»
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New to Nature No 127: Frankenia fruticosa
Most of the family's 80 or so species are halophytic herbs and shrubs restricted to saline, gypseous or calcareous substrates, and thus ... «The Guardian, Jul 14»
10
Water turned off in Abu Dhabi desert tree experiment (photo)
It's interesting to see the indigenous Chenopod shrubs (which are halophytic – salt tolerant) beginning to repopulate the area, possibly even ... «Green Prophet, May 14»

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