HOLOPHYTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Obtaining nourishment as green plants do

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

holozoic (obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter)

Derivation:

holophyte (an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis)

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