"heterophyte" meaning in All languages combined

See heterophyte on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: heterophytes [plural]
Etymology: hetero- (“other, different”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|phyte|t1=other, different|t2=plant}} hetero- (“other, different”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterophyte (plural heterophytes)
  1. (biology) Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: heterophytic, heterophytous

Inflected forms

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