- holophytic
- adjective Date: 1885 obtaining food after the manner of a green plant by photosynthetic activity
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Holophytic — Hol o*phyt ic, a. [Holo + Gr.? a plant.] Wholly or distinctively vegetable. [1913 Webster] {Holophytic nutrition}, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holophytic — [häl΄ōfit′ik, hō′ləfit′ik] adj. [ HOLO + PHYT(E) + IC] obtaining nutrition by photosynthesis, as do green plants and some bacteria … English World dictionary
holophytic — Having a plantlike mode of obtaining nourishment; denoting certain photosynthesizing protozoans, e.g., Euglena. [holo + G. phyton, plant] * * * ho·lo·phyt·ic fit ik adj obtaining food after the manner of a green plant: PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC… … Medical dictionary
Holophytic nutrition — Holophytic Hol o*phyt ic, a. [Holo + Gr.? a plant.] Wholly or distinctively vegetable. [1913 Webster] {Holophytic nutrition}, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holophytic — holophyte /hol euh fuyt , hoh leuh /, n. /hol euh fit ik, hoh leuh /, adj. (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic. [1880 85; HOLO + phytic; see PHYTE, IC] * * * … Universalium
holophytic — adjective That can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food Ant: holozoic See Also: holophyte … Wiktionary
holophytic — adj. producing organic compounds from inorganic substances … English contemporary dictionary
holophytic — [ˌhɒlə(ʊ) fɪtɪk] adjective Biology able to photosynthesize … English new terms dictionary
holophytic — hol·o·phyt·ic … English syllables
holophytic — hol•o•phyt•ic [[t]ˌhɒl əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə [/t]] adj. bot (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic • Etymology: 1880–85; holo + phytic; see phyte, ic hol′o•phyte ˌfaɪt n … From formal English to slang
