autophyte

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noun

Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.

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autophytic plantautotrophautotrophic organism
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Meanings

nounautophyte (plural autophytes)

plural autophytes

  1. Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances

Similar
autophytic plantautotrophautotrophic organism
Broader
plantfloraplant life
Also see
autotroph

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From auto- (“self”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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Cite this entry
APA

autophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophyte

MLA

“autophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophyte.

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