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AUTOPHYTE

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au⋅to⋅phyte

[aw-tuh-fahyt]
–noun
Ecology. any organism that synthesizes its own food, as a photosynthetic plant.
Compare heterophyte.


Origin:
auto- 1 + -phyte


au⋅to⋅phyt⋅ic [aw-tuh-fit-ik] , adjective
au⋅to⋅phyt⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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