autotrophic (n. autophyte)
1. Refers to organisms that are capable of processing inorganic materials into organic ones by using energy from outside the organism such as sunshine on chlorophyll. 2.
autotrophic nutrition A form of nutrition in which complex food molecules are produced by photosynthesis from carbon dioxide, water, and minerals.
tissue when a leaf falls off the twig vascular parasite: a parasite that grows on living plants vascular saprophyte: growing on dead organic matter vascular semi-parasite: green plants growing attached to other living, autotrophic plants ...
 See also: Plant, Organism, Organic, Genera
  
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