单词 | halophyte |
释义 | > as lemmasˈhalophyte ˈhalophyte n. Brit. /ˈhalə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˈhæləˌfaɪt/ [ < modern Latin halophyta (J. F. Schouw Grundtræk til en almindelig Plantegeographie (1822) 138)] Ecology a plant which is adapted to grow in saline conditions.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that like particular type of soil halophyte1879 psammophile1888 pelophile1905 lime-hater1907 lime-lover1907 acidophil1930 nitrophile1930 calcicole1932 calcifuge1946 glycophyte1947 1879 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. 1560/1 Halophyte, a plant found in salt marshes. 1894 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 74 Plants which only flourish abundantly on soils rich in alkaline salts are called halophytes. The same name has also been applied to plants which only thrive in sea-water. 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. 90 Halophytes can thrive on ordinary soil..without any addition of common salt. 1909 E. Warming et al. Oecol. Plants liv. 219 A halophyte..is one form of xerophyte. 1966 New Scientist 2 June 575/1 Because of the removal of water by transpiration or in the harvested crop, the concentration of salts in the system will rise so that even halophytes will suffer. < as lemmas |
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