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Autotrophic
Pronunciation : Au`to*troph"ic
Part of Speech : a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant Physiol.)
Definition : Defn: Capable of self-nourishment; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, as opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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