1. green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon; [syn: phototrophic bacteria, phototropic bacteria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
phototrophic bacteria
n 1: green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived
from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or
organic carbon [syn: phototrophic bacteria, phototropic
bacteria]