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heterophyte
[het-er-uh-fahyt]
noun
Botany.
a plant that secures its nutrition directly or indirectly from other organisms; a parasite or saprophyte.
heterophyte
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.
See also heterotroph
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Other 51Թ Forms
- heterophytic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heterophyte1
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