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    AUTOPHYTE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substancesplay

    Synonyms:

    autophyte; autophytic plant; autotroph; autotrophic organism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("autophyte" is a kind of...):

    flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

    Derivation:

    autophytic (of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis)

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