Crossword clues for halophyte
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content
WordNet
n. plant growing naturally in very salty soil
Wikipedia
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 (smooth cordgrass). Relatively few plant species are halophytes—perhaps only 2% of all plant species.
The large majority of plant species are glycophytes, which are not salt-tolerant and are damaged fairly easily by high salinity.
Usage examples of "halophyte".
The best solution would be to flood the soil and use a cocktail of halophyte sulphur-reducing bacteria to dissolve the iron and sulphur before draining out the water.