English > autotroph: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances. |
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Synonyms | autophyte, autophytic plant, autotrophic organism |
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Broader | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
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Spanish | autophyte, autotrófica, autótrofo, nutrición autótrofa |
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Catalan | autophyte, autotròfia, autotròfica, autòtrof |
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Adjectives | 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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