holophytic

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

adjective

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

Origin of holophytic

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

Related formshol·o·phyte

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

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Historical Examples of holophytic

Radial (monaxial) forms; nutrition saprophytic or holophytic, mostly one flagellate.
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It is easy to understand the relation of the saprophytic and the holophytic Flagellates to true plants.
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British Dictionary definitions for holophytic

holophytic

adjective

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

Derived Formsholophyte (ˈhɒləˌfaɪt), noun

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holophytic in Medicine

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.