achlorophyllous
Without green pigment
Achlorophyllous describes plants or plant parts that lack chlorophyll—the green pigment essential for photosynthesis.
Such plants cannot produce their own food and must obtain nutrients from other sources, typically as parasites or saprophytes: The ghostly white Indian pipe is achlorophyllous, drawing nutrients from fungi in the soil.
botany
Chlorophyll deficiency in plants
- etiolationLight-deprived plant pallor
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
- heterotrophOrganism needing organic food
- pigmentlessLacking coloring matter
chlorosis
Chlorophyll deficiency in plants
- etiolationLight-deprived plant pallor
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
- heterotrophOrganism needing organic food
pigmentless · dodder · rafflesia · broomrape
pale
Lacking color intensity
translucent · ghostly · pallid · blanched · unpigmented · yellowish · sickly · wan · etiolated · bleached
chlorophyll presence
achlorophyllousphotosynthetic
Producing energy from light
autotrophic · photosynthesizing · green · self-feeding · verdant