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holophytic

[hol-uh-fit-ik, hoh-luh-]

adjective

(of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.

Origin:
1880–85; holo- + -phytic; see -phyte, -ic

Related forms

hol·o·phyte

[hol-uh-fahyt, hoh-luh-] , noun

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holophytic (ˌhɒləˈfɪtɪk)

—*adj*
	(of plants) capable of synthesizing their food from inorganic molecules, esp by photosynthesis

holophyte

—n

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holophytic hol·o·phyt·ic (hŏl'ō-fĭt'ĭk, hō'lō-)
adj.
Not requiring the ingestion of exogenous organic substances for nutrition; obtaining nourishment in the manner of a green plant. Used of certain protozoans capable of photosynthesis.

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