holophytic

holophytic [hol-uh-fit-ik, hoh-luh-] Word Origin adjective

1. (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.

Origin of holophytic 1880–85; holo- + -phytic; see -phyte, -ic Related formshol·o·phyte [hol-uh-fahyt, hoh-luh-] /ˈhɒl əˌfaɪt, ˈhoʊ lə-/, noun British Dictionary definitions for holophyte holophytic adjective

1. (of plants) capable of synthesizing their food from inorganic molecules, esp by photosynthesis

Derived Formsholophyte (ˈhɒləˌfaɪt), noun holophyte in Medicine holophytic [hŏl′ō-fĭt′ĭk, hō′lō-] adj.

1. 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.

holophyte in Science holophyte [hŏl′ə-fīt′]

1. An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.