As nouns the difference between holophyte and holophote
is that holophyte is (biology) any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis while holophote is a lighthouse lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction.
holophyte
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(biology) Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
See also
* holophote
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A lighthouse lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction.
(
Webster 1913)