autophyte

autophyte Definition

auto·phyte (ôt′ə fīt′)

noun

any plant that makes its own food from inorganic matter

Etymology: auto- + -phyte

Related Forms:

autophytic au′to·phyt′ic (-fit′ik) adjective
autophytically au′to·phyt′i·cally adverb

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