holophytic

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

/ ˌhɒl əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə- /

adjective

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

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Origin of holophytic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM holophytic

hol·o·phyte

[hol-uh-fahyt, hoh-luh-] /ˈhɒl əˌfaɪt, ˈhoʊ lə-/, noun

Words nearby holophytic

holophote, holophrase, holophrasis, holophrastic, holophyte, holophytic, holoplankton, holopneustic, holoprosencephaly, holorachischisis, holosericeous

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Example sentences from the Web for holophytic

It is easy to understand the relation of the saprophytic and the holophytic Flagellates to true plants.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various
Radial (monaxial) forms; nutrition saprophytic or holophytic, mostly one flagellate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for holophytic

holophytic

/ (ˌhɒləˈfɪtɪk) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of holophytic

holophyte (ˈhɒləˌfaɪt), noun

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Medical definitions for holophytic

holophytic

[ 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.