holophytic
[ hol-uh-fit-ik, hoh-luh- ]
/ ˌhɒl əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə- /
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adjective
(of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
Nearby words
- holophote,
- holophrase,
- holophrasis,
- holophrastic,
- holophyte,
- holoplankton,
- holopneustic,
- holoprosencephaly,
- holorachischisis,
- holosericeous
Origin of holophytic
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It is easy to understand the relation of the saprophytic and the holophytic Flagellates to true plants.
Radial (monaxial) forms; nutrition saprophytic or holophytic, mostly one flagellate.
holophytic
/ (ˌhɒləˈfɪtɪk) /
adjective
(of plants) capable of synthesizing their food from inorganic molecules, esp by photosynthesis
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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.
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