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2024
autophyte
autophyte
English
Noun
autophyte
(
plural
autophytes
)
Any
plant
capable of
synthesizing
its own
food
from simple organic substances
See also
holophyte
saprophyte
Etymology
auto-
(
“
self
”
)
+
-phyte
(
“
plant
”
)
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