| ADJECTIVE | pert | autophytic, autotrophic | of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis |
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| Meaning | Of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis. | |
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| Synonym | autotrophic | |
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Opposite | heterotrophic | requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment |
| Spanish | autofítico, autotrófico | |
| Nouns | autophyte | plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances |
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