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photosynthesize
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pho·to·syn·the·size (ft-snth-sz)
v.
To synthesize by the process of photosynthesis.


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Though it was only discovered and named towards the end of the 19th century, the vast majority of adult photosynthesising plants are in this symbiotic relationship.
This cleared the way for a class of photosynthesising life forms, called cynobacteria, to gain the upper hand, and pushed the chain of evolution towards complexity.
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