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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Autotrophic \Au`to*troph"ic\, a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant Physiol.) Capable of self-nourishment; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place as opposed to parasitism or saprophytism. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: autotrophic adj : (botany) of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources [syn: {autophytic}]
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