holophytic

holophytic definition - medical

hol·o·phyt·ic (hŏlˌō-fĭtˈĭk, hōˌlō-)

adjective
Not requiring the ingestion of exogenous organic substances for nutrition; obtaining nourishment in the manner of a green plant. Used of certain protozoans capable of photosynthesis.

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