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holophyte

holophyte noun: any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

Noun

holophyte (plural holophytes)

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

Forms of holophyte

pluralholophytes

Origin of holophyte

From holo- (“whole”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from holophyte

Questions about holophyte

What does holophyte mean?
Holophyte means any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
What part of speech is holophyte?
Holophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of holophyte?
The plural of holophyte is holophytes.

Words near holophyte in the dictionary

  1. holophrastic
  2. holophrastically
  3. holophrasticity
  4. holophyletic
  5. holophyly
  6. holophyte
  7. holophytes
  8. holophytic
  9. holophytism
  10. holophytochrome
  11. holophytochromes

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