heterophyte
American
[het-er-uh-fahyt]
/ ˈhɛt ər əˌfaɪt /
noun
Botany.
heterophyte
Scientific
/ hĕt′ər-ə-fīt′ /
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A plant that obtains its nourishment from other living or dead organisms. For example, Indian pipe is a pale white plant without chlorophyll that obtains its nutrition from fungal symbionts.
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See also heterotroph
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Origin of heterophyte
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