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autophyte

American  
[aw-tuh-fahyt] / ˈɔ təˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. Ecology.  any organism that synthesizes its own food, as a photosynthetic plant.

autophyte British  
/ ˈɔːtəˌfaɪt, ˌɔːtəˈfɪtɪk /

noun

  1. an autotrophic plant, such as any green plant

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Other Word Forms

  • autophytic adjective
  • autophytically adverb

Etymology

Origin of autophyte

auto- 1 + -phyte

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