/ Dictionary / Index H heterophyte: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: het•er•o•phyte Pronunciation: (het'ur-u-fīt"), [key] — n. Bot. a plant that secures its nutrition directly or indirectly from other organisms; a parasite or saprophyte. Cf. autophyte. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. heterophyllous heteroplasia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: portent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language