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photoautotrophic

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pho·to·au·to·troph  (ft-ôt-trf, -trf)
n.
An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. Green plants and photosynthetic bacteria are photoautotrophs.
photo·auto·trophic adj.
photo·auto·trophi·cal·ly adv.
photoautotrophic [ˌfəʊtəʊˌɔːtəʊˈtrɒfɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) capable of using light as the energy source in the synthesis of food from inorganic matter See also photosynthesis
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