AUTOPHYTE

autophyte, autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism

(noun) plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

autophyte (plural autophytes)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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