glycophyte

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noun

Any plant that cannot tolerate relatively high concentrations of salt

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounglycophyte (plural glycophytes)

plural glycophytes

  1. biologyAny plant that cannot tolerate relatively high concentrations of salt

Origin

From glyco- (“sugar”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

glycophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycophyte

MLA

“glycophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycophyte.

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