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AUTOPHYTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

autophytic; autotrophic

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

autophyte (plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances)

Derivation:

autophyte (plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances)

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