holophytic

[ hol-uh-fit-ik, hoh-luh- ]

adjective

1. (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.

holophytic

/ ˈhɒləˌfaɪt; ˌhɒləˈfɪtɪk /

adjective

1. (of plants) capable of synthesizing their food from inorganic molecules, esp by photosynthesis

Derived Forms

• holophyte, noun

Other Words From

• hol·o·phyte [hol, -, uh, -fahyt, hoh, -l, uh, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of holophytic¹

1880–85; holo- + -phytic; -phyte, -ic

Example Sentences

Food taken in at one or more definite mouth-spots, or by a true mouth, or by absorption; or nutrition holophytic.

From Project Gutenberg

Radial (monaxial) forms; nutrition saprophytic or holophytic, mostly one flagellate.

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It is easy to understand the relation of the saprophytic and the holophytic Flagellates to true plants.

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