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Definition of Autophytes
1. autophyte [n] - See also: autophyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autophytes
Literary usage of Autophytes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"Saprophytes are defined as plants that obtain their food from dead organic matter,
appearing to contrast sharply on the one hand with autophytes or ..."
2. Biology: An Introductory Study for Use in Colleges by Herbert William Conn (1912)
"The autophytes, however, do not need organic food, and in this respect are much
more independent than the other two groups. 2. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Saprophytes intergrade with parasites on the one hand so closely and with autophytes
on the other that the distinction of them is often difficult. ..."
4. Plant Anatomy from the Standpoint of the Development and Functions of the by William Chase Stevens (1910)
"It is the business of the green plants, known also as the autophytes, or independent
plants, to make the food that is consumed by themselves as well as by ..."
5. Plant Anatomy from the Standpoint of the Development and Functions of the by William Chase Stevens (1916)
"It is the business of the green plants, known also as the autophytes, or independent
plants, to make the food that is consumed by themselves as well as by ..."
6. Science of Plant Life: A High School Botany Treating of the Plant and Its by Edgar Nelson Transeau (1921)
"They are called autophytes, since they make their own food and can live without
the assistance of other plants. There are many other plants, including a few ..."
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