Autotroph

/ˈɔːtətroʊf/ noun

An organism that produces its own food from inorganic substances like carbon dioxide and sunlight, rather than consuming other organisms.

From auto- (self) + -troph (from Greek trophē, nourishment). Term coined by German scientist Wilhelm Pfeffer to describe organisms that feed themselves.

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