HETEROPHYTE


Meaning of HETEROPHYTE in English

ˈhed.ərəˌfīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: heter- + -phyte

: a plant that is dependent for food materials upon other living or dead plant or animal organisms or their products : parasite , saprophyte — compare autophyte

• het·er·o·phyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fid.ik adjective

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