- Heterophyte
A heterophyte is a plant which is dependent upon another organism (living or dead) for its nutrition.
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Parasite
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heterophyte — [het′ər ō fīt΄] n. [ HETERO + PHYTE] a plant which obtains its food from other plants or animals, living or dead heterophytic [het′ər ō΄fit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
heterophyte — heterophytic /het euhr euh fit ik/, adj. /het euhr euh fuyt /, n. Bot. a plant that secures its nutrition directly or indirectly from other organisms; a parasite or saprophyte. Cf. autophyte. [HETERO + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
heterophyte — noun Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes … Wiktionary
heterophyte — het·er·o·phyte … English syllables
heterophyte — het•er•o•phyte [[t]ˈhɛt ər əˌfaɪt[/t]] n. bot a plant that obtains nutrition directly or indirectly from other organisms; a parasite or saprophyte Compare autophyte • Etymology: 1930–35 het er•o•phyt′ic ˈfɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
heterophyte — n. plant dependent on another. ♦ heterophytic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
heterophyte — … Useful english dictionary
heterophytic — See heterophyte. * * * … Universalium
autophyte — autophytic /aw teuh fit ik/, adj. autophytically, adv. /aw teuh fuyt /, n. Ecol. any organism that synthesizes its own food, as a photosynthetic plant. Cf. heterophyte. [AUTO 1 + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
algae — Synonyms and related words: Ectocarpales, Iceland moss, Irish moss, Phaeophyceae, autophyte, bean, bracken, brown algae, climber, conferva, confervoid, creeper, diatom, dulse, fern, fruits and vegetables, fucoid, fucus, fungi, fungus, grapevine,… … Moby Thesaurus
