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holophytic
[ hol-uh-fit-ik, hoh-luh- ]
adjective
- (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
holophytic
/ ˈhɒləˌfaɪt; ˌhɒləˈfɪtɪk /
adjective
- (of plants) capable of synthesizing their food from inorganic molecules, esp by photosynthesis
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Derived Forms
- holophyte, noun
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Other Words From
- hol·o·phyte [hol, -, uh, -fahyt, hoh, -l, uh, -], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of holophytic1
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Example Sentences
Food taken in at one or more definite mouth-spots, or by a true mouth, or by absorption; or nutrition holophytic.
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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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