English Explanatory Dictionary

heterophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes

Word forms

heterophyte heterophytes

Etymology

From hetero- (“other, different”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Derived words

heterophytic heterophytous
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