English Explanatory Dictionary

holophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

Word forms

holophyte holophytes

Etymology

From holo- (“whole”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Related words

autophyte

Derived words

holophytism
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