holophytic

ho·lo·phyte

H0244425 (hŏl′ə-fīt′)n. An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

hol′o·phyt′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj.

holophytic

(ˌhɒləˈfɪtɪk) adj (Botany) (of plants) capable of synthesizing their food from inorganic molecules, esp by photosynthesis holophyte n

hol•o•phyt•ic

(ˌhɒl əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-)

adj. (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic. [1880–85; holo- + -phytic; see -phyte, -ic] hol′o•phyte` (-ˌfaɪt) n.

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Adj.

holophytic - obtaining nourishment as green plants doholozoic - obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter

Translations

holophytic

hol·o·phyt·ic

(hol'ō-fit'ik), Having a plantlike mode of obtaining nourishment; denoting certain photosynthesizing protozoans, for example, Euglena. [holo- + G. phyton, plant]

holophytic

(of plants) using the energy of the sun to synthesize organic compounds by means of chlorophyll. see AUTOTROPH.

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Antonyms for holophytic

adj obtaining nourishment as green plants do

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