photoautotroph: Meaning and Definition of

pho•to•au•to•troph

Pronunciation: (fō"tō-ô'tu-trof", -trōf"), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon.
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