photoautotroph
[ foh-toh-aw-tuh-trof, -trohf ]
nounBiology.
any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon.
Origin of photoautotroph
1Other words from photoautotroph
- pho·to·au·to·troph·ic, adjective
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Scientific definitions for photoautotroph
photoautotroph
[ fō′tō-ô′tə-trŏf′, -trōf′ ]
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