AUTOPHYTE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances

Synonyms:

autophyte; autophytic plant; autotroph; autotrophic organism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("autophyte" is a kind of...):

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Derivation:

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

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