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noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, flora, plant life
History
From auto- (“self”) + -phyte (“plant”).
