Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, an abnormal mode of obtaining nutrition, observed especially in the Cupuliferæ.
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- noun The state of being a
heterotroph
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
Scientific Blogging News Account 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
Scientific Blogging News Account 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Plant-like polymers have been found in the fossils, but nutritional evidence supports heterotrophy, which is not commonly found in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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