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Plants that grow in saline water are called

  • A.Halophytes
  • B.Hydrophytes
  • C.Mesophytes
  • D.Thallophytes

Answer: A

Plants growing in saline water are halophytes, from the Greek halos, salt.

Mangroves are the familiar example. They exclude salt at the root, excrete it through leaf glands, or shed it in old leaves, and many have stilt roots and breathing roots for the waterlogged mud.

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