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autotroph

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun autotroph has 1 sense
  1. autophyte, autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism - plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
    --1 is a kind of plant, flora, plant life

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Autotroph

Definition: An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using inorganic substances as a source of energy.

Parts of Speech:

Noun: An autotroph can undergo photosynthesis to produce energy.

Adjective: Autotrophic organisms have the ability to generate their own food.

Senses:

Sense 1:

Noun: A self-sustaining organism that can produce its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Example sentence: The plant, being an autotroph, synthesizes glucose using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

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Sense 2:

Adjective: Describing an organism that derives energy from inorganic sources.

Example sentence: Certain bacteria are autotrophic and obtain energy through chemosynthesis.

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