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AUTOPHYTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Synonyms:
autophyte; autophytic plant; autotroph; autotrophic organism
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("autophyte" is a kind of...):
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Derivation:
autophytic (of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis)
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