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autophyte definition

auto·phyte (ôt′ə fīt′)

noun

any plant that makes its own food from inorganic matter

Etymology: auto- + -phyte

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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