English Explanatory Dictionary

autophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.

Word forms

autophyte autophytes

Etymology

From auto- (“self”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Related words

holophyte saprophyte
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