- autophytic
- au·to·phyt·ic
English syllables. 2014.
autophytic
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autophytic plant — noun plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances • Syn: ↑autophyte, ↑autotroph, ↑autotrophic organism • Derivationally related forms: ↑autophytic (for: ↑autophyte) … Useful english dictionary
autophytic — adjective of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis • Syn: ↑autotrophic • Ant: ↑heterotrophic (for: ↑autotrophic) • Pertains to noun: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
autophyte — autophytic /aw teuh fit ik/, adj. autophytically, adv. /aw teuh fuyt /, n. Ecol. any organism that synthesizes its own food, as a photosynthetic plant. Cf. heterophyte. [AUTO 1 + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
autophyte — noun plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances • Syn: ↑autophytic plant, ↑autotroph, ↑autotrophic organism • Derivationally related forms: ↑autophytic • Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
autotroph — noun plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances • Syn: ↑autophyte, ↑autophytic plant, ↑autotrophic organism • Derivationally related forms: ↑autophytic (for: ↑autophyte) … Useful english dictionary
autotrophic organism — noun plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances • Syn: ↑autophyte, ↑autophytic plant, ↑autotroph • Derivationally related forms: ↑autophytic (for: ↑autophyte) … Useful english dictionary
autotroph — n. an organism which is {autotrophic}, i. e., an organism (such as most plants and certain microorganisms) which are capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances, requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ericales — Taxobox name = Ericales image width = 240px image caption = Rhododendron simsii regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales ordo authority = Dumort., 1829 subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = See… … Wikipedia
autophyte — n. plant able to organize its foodstuffs; nonsaprophytic plant. ♦ autophytic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
autotrophic — a. Botany, nourishing itself; autophytic … Dictionary of difficult words
