holophytic
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hol·o·phyt·ic
(hol'ō-fit'ik),Having a plantlike mode of obtaining nourishment; denoting certain photosynthesizing protozoans, for example, Euglena.
[holo- + G. phyton, plant]
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holophytic
(of plants) using the energy of the sun to synthesize organic compounds by means of chlorophyll. see AUTOTROPH.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005