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AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does autotrophic organism mean?
• AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISM (noun)
The noun AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISM has 1 sense:
1. plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Familiarity information: AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
autophyte; autophytic plant; autotroph; autotrophic organism
Hypernyms ("autotrophic organism" is a kind of...):
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
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