heterophyte
noun
het·er·o·phyte
ˈhetərəˌfīt
plural -s
: a plant that is dependent for food materials upon other living or dead plant or animal organisms or their products : parasite, saprophyte compare autophyte
heterophytic adjective
¦⸗⸗⸗¦fitik
Word History
Etymology
heter- + -phyte
- step backward/forward
- step bearing
- step bolt
- step chair
- step change
- step chuck
- step cut
- step dance
- step down
- step down (from)
- step down from
- step downs
- step fault
- step forward
- step function
- step gauge
- step grate
- step in
- step index
- step into
- step into (someone's) shoes
- step into her shoes
- step into shoes
- step into someone's shoes
- step joint