autophytic

• Terme botanique désuet décrivant un organisme capable de synthétiser sa propre nourriture à partir de substances inorganiques, généralement par photosynthèse.

An obsolete botanical term describing an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, typically through photosynthesis.

1. Self-nourishingC2formalscientific

   Relating to organisms, such as green plants, that produce their own food from simple inorganic substances using light or chemical energy.

   autotrophe

   • Autophytic plants form the base of most terrestrial food chains.
   • The study focused on autophytic bacteria found in deep-sea vents.
   • Unlike animals, autophytic organisms do not consume other living things for energy.

   Synonymesautotrophicholophytic