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heterophyte

[ het-er-uh-fahyt ]

noun

Botany.
  1. a plant that secures its nutrition directly or indirectly from other organisms; a parasite or saprophyte.

heterophyte

  1. A plant that obtains its nourishment from other living or dead organisms. For example, Indian pipe is a pale white plant without chlorophyll that obtains its nutrition from fungal symbionts.
  2. See also heterotroph
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Other Word Forms

  • ···· [het-er-, uh, -, fit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterophyte1

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heterophyllousheteroplasia

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