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holophytic definition

holo·phytic (-fit′ik)

adjective

obtaining nutrition by photosynthesis, as do green plants and some bacteria

Etymology: holo- + -phyt(e) + -ic

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