Associations to the word «Autotroph»

Wiktionary

AUTOTROPH, noun. (ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.

Dictionary definition

AUTOTROPH, noun. Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley