AUTOTROPHIC

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Meaning:

Of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis

Synonyms:

autophytic; autotrophic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Antonym:

heterotrophic (requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment)

Pertainym:

autotroph (plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances)