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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM holophytic
hol·o·phyte [hol-uh-fahyt, hoh-luh-], /ˈhɒl əˌfaɪt, ˈhoʊ lə-/, nounWords nearby holophytic
holophote, holophrase, holophrasis, holophrastic, holophyte, holophytic, holoplankton, holopneustic, holosericeous, holothurian, holotype
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How to use holophytic in a sentence
Food taken in at one or more definite mouth-spots, or by a true mouth, or by absorption; or nutrition holophytic.
Radial (monaxial) forms; nutrition saprophytic or holophytic, mostly one flagellate.
It is easy to understand the relation of the saprophytic and the holophytic Flagellates to true plants.
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), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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