holophytic

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adjective

That can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food

Opposite
holozoic
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Meanings

adjectiveholophytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
holozoic

adjectiveobtaining nourishment as green plants do

Opposite
holozoic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From holophyte + -ic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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