AUTOPHYTE


Meaning of AUTOPHYTE in English

“+ˌfīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: aut- + -phyte

: a plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple inorganic substances — compare heterophyte , parasite , saprophyte

• au·to·phyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fid.ik adjective

• au·to·phyt·i·cal·ly -d.ə̇k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.