heterophyte

heterophyte
heterophytic /het'euhr euh fit"ik/, adj.
/het"euhr euh fuyt'/, n. Bot.
a plant that secures its nutrition directly or indirectly from other organisms; a parasite or saprophyte. Cf. autophyte.
[HETERO- + -PHYTE]

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