AUTOTROPH

autophyte, autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

autotroph (plural autotrophs)

(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.

Synonyms

• producer

Coordinate terms

• heterotroph

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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